Eastern is 0-9 against School Without Walls since April of 2016 but things could change on Monday. The Ramblers will challenge the Penguins at 4:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Eastern is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They had just enough and edged out McKinley Tech 5-4. The Ramblers haven't had any issues with the Trainers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, School Without Walls faced Bell in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Penguins blew past the Griffins 12-3. The Penguins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 games by seven runs or more this season.
Braden Sprinzen looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Philip Wheeler, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Nolan Smith, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
School Without Walls always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .536. They are a perfect 11-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
School Without Walls has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Eastern, they pushed their record up to 12-10-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Eastern came up short against School Without Walls in their previous meeting back in April, falling 5-2. Can the Ramblers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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