Sutherland is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Eastridge is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Sutherland Knights will take on the Eastridge Lancers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
Sutherland will make a triumphant return home after picking up their first road win of the season at Greece Athena expense on Friday. Sutherland fell 9-4 to Greece Athena.
Meanwhile, Eastridge can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. They never let Greece Arcadia onto the board and left with a 13-0 victory.
Evan Bishop made a splash while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Bishop has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Bishop was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Benny Calixto and Xzavier Hughey did most of the damage at the plate: Calixto scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Hughey scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jayden Inglese, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Sutherland's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-3. As for Eastridge, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Sutherland took their win against Eastridge in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 9-2. Does Sutherland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Eastridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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