The Thompson Valley Eagles will head out to take on the Wellington Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, Thompson Valley came up short against Severance and fell 8-5. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Silver Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Wellington waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Cubs a 15-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won seven games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Wellington got a big performance out of Kiley Newberry, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Charley Somday, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wellington hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most four strikeouts in eight consecutive matches.
Thompson Valley's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Wellington, their win bumped their record up to 8-5.
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