The Eagle Mountain Knights will venture away from home to face off against the Decatur Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Eagle Mountain's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Castleberry.
Meanwhile, Decatur waltzed into their contest on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Everything went their way against the Bulls as they made off with an 8-2 win. Considering the Eagles have won ten matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jed Ross made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over six innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March of 2024. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Raymundo Contreras, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Decatur is undefeated when Contreras posts two or more runs, but 11-13-1 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
Decatur hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in three consecutive games.
Decatur's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-13-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Eagle Mountain, their record now sits at 10-12.
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