After both having extra time off, the Beacon Blue Demons and the Environmental Eagles will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Environmental will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: Beacon extended their winning streak to six last Thursday. The Blue Demons' pitchers stepped up to hand Brandeis an 8-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Blue Demons, who have now won four contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, the third road match was the charm for Environmental, as they earned their first away win of the season. They put the hurt on Norman Thomas with a sharp 18-7 victory last Wednesday. The Eagles' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Beacon's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Environmental, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
Beacon couldn't quite get it done against Environmental in their previous meeting back in April of 2016 as they fell 12-7. Can the Blue Demons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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