The Pearl City Wolves will head out on the road to face off against the Eastland Cougars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Pearl City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
Forreston hit Pearl City with a four-run fifth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Wolves lost 11-1 to the Cardinals. The Wolves have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pearl City saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Hillie, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Eastland came tearing into Thursday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Marcos with a sharp 11-1 win. That's two games straight that the Cougars have won by exactly ten runs.
Eastland's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-8. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs over those games. As for Pearl City, their loss dropped their record down to 13-10.
Pearl City skirted past Eastland 6-5 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wolves 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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