Eastland hasn't had much luck against Fulton recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Cougars will square off against the Steamers at 11:00 a.m. Eastland is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
Eastland had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 11-run drubbing they dealt Ashton-Franklin Center on Friday. The Cougars put the hurt on the Raiders with a sharp 12-1 victory. That looming 12-1 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Cougars yet this season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Fulton ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past Mercer County 15-14. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Steamers considering their one-run performance the match before.
Fulton is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs over those games. As for Eastland, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7.
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