The Eastern Warriors will head out to take on the Western Brown Broncos at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Eastern is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington a 24-0 shutout on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Blue Jays: they've now won seven in a row.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Western Brown sidestepped Reading for a 4-3 victory.
Aiden Hatter spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on seven hits and racked up ten Ks. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Western Brown is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-6 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Carter Saylor and Montana Wells did most of the damage at the plate: Saylor went 2-for-4 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI, while Wells went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. Western Brown is undefeated when Wells posts two or more runs, but 1-6 otherwise. Zander Hamilton also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
The win was their first on the road, bumping their record up to 2-7. As for Western Brown, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
Eastern suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Western Brown when the teams last played back in April of 2022. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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