The Eaton Reds are on the road again on Thursday to play the Roosevelt Roughriders at 4:00 p.m. One thing working in Eaton's favor is that they have posted big run totals every time they've taken the field this season.
Eaton put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Liberty Common as Eaton made off with a 16-0 win.
Gunnar Garrison looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Eaton got a massive performance out of Kade Gentry, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Joey Blaskowski, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Roosevelt was a bit more limited in their match on Saturday. They fell just short of Berthoud by a score of 3-2.
Roosevelt saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josiah Martinez, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Eaton pushed their record up to 5-0 with that victory, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 14.3 runs. As for Roosevelt, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Roosevelt's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Eaton hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .441. It's a different story for Roosevelt, though, as they've only averaged .217. Will they be able to contain Eaton's hitters?
Everything went Eaton's way against Roosevelt in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as Eaton made off with an 11-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eaton since the squad 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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