The Hartville Eagles will head out to challenge the New Covenant Academy Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Monday, Hartville came up short against Houston and fell 6-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, New Covenant Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. Everything went their way against the Blue Jays as they made off with a 7-1 win.
New Covenant Academy secured the victory behind a pair of hitters. One of them was Caleb Cagle, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Cagle is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games he's played. Luke Burlingame was another, earning two runs and one stolen base.
New Covenant Academy's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-9. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs over those games. As for Hartville, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
Hartville couldn't quite finish off New Covenant Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 7-5. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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