Austin entered their tilt with Eastern with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 7-2 win over the Eastern Musketeers on Thursday. That's more bragging rights for Austin, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Eastern's part, Garrett Drury was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out six batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Drury was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Austin has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Eastern, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.
Austin will head out on the road to square off against Lawrenceburg at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lawrenceburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Eastern, they will be playing at home against Corydon Central at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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