The American Eagles will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Dublin Gaels at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. American is coming into the contest on a six-game losing streak dating back to last season.
On Friday, American didn't have quite enough to beat Mt. Eden and fell 4-2. That's two games in a row now that the Eagles have lost by exactly two runs.
American saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eric Keesis, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one double. Another was Drew Tondag, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, while Dublin put up plenty of runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Deer Valley. Dublin blew past Deer Valley 15-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Gaels considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Dalton Doyle looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Matthew Phelps was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. Brandt Nunemacher was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Dublin always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .532. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Deer Valley only posted an OBP of .167.
The win made it two in a row for Dublin and bumps their season record up to a perfect 2-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for American, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
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