The Eastside Blazers will be playing at home against the Garrett Railroaders at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Eastside is is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They lost 10-1 to Fairfield.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, Garrett was a bit more limited in their game on Wednesday. They lost 15-1 to Columbia City. Garrett has not had much luck with Columbia City recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Garrett saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Orth, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Eastside's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-4. As for Garrett, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Eastside skirted past Garrett 3-1 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Garrett's Luke Byers, who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Eastside to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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