The Elizabethtown Panthers will take on the Eastern Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Saturday, Elizabethtown needed a bit of extra time to put away Somerset. They won by a run and slipped past the Briar Jumpers 7-6. The victory was nothing new for the Panthers as they're now sitting on three straight.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Eastern sidestepped Bowling Green for a 5-4 win. That's two games straight that the Eagles have won by just one run.
Aidan Calhoun was excellent, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Cansler, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Elizabethtown pushed their record up to 12-5 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Eastern, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Elizabethtown came up short against Eastern in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, falling 3-0. Will the Panthers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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