The Eastern Eagles will square off against the Valley Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Eastern 3.1, Valley 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Clay hit Eastern with a four-run seventh inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Eagles took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kenleigh Bapst was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Valley waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Rebels an 11-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won nine games by six runs or more so far this season.
Eastern's loss dropped their record down to 17-5. As for Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 13-6.
Eastern skirted past Valley 4-2 in their previous matchup back in April. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Indians have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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