The V.R. Eaton Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Keller Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last four games V.R. Eaton has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
It was a Battle of the Birds when V.R. Eaton duked it out with Timber Creek on Thursday. The Eagles fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 2-1. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Falcons: they've now lost five in a row.
Griffin Bourland was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (three).
At the plate, V.R. Eaton saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cody Brechler, who went 1-for-3 with one double. Joseph Frazier also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, Keller unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Harvard-Westlake by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Indians couldn't push the score so high this time.
V.R. Eaton's defeat dropped their record down to 18-12. As for Keller, their loss dropped their record down to 19-6.
V.R. Eaton came out on top in a nail-biter against Keller when the teams last played back in March of 2024, sneaking past 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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