The Eastern Eagles will square off against the Pleasure Ridge Park Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Eastern 3.8, Pleasure Ridge Park 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Eastern is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Kentucky Country Day a 16-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering the Eagles have won six matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Ryan Boswell made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March.
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carson Shee, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Ethan Carroll was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one double.
Eastern kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kentucky Country Day only managed one hit.
Meanwhile, Pleasure Ridge Park faced Bullitt East in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Panthers wound up with the same score they had in their last game (3-2), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. The game marked their lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Eastern is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Pleasure Ridge Park, their loss dropped their record down to 12-3.
Eastern couldn't quite get it done against Pleasure Ridge Park in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as they fell 6-3. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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