The East Rockingham Eagles will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Fluvanna County Flying Flucos. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
East Rockingham is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Spotswood with a sharp 10-4 win. East Rockingham's victory was all the more impressive since Spotswood was averaging only 3.67 runs allowed on the season.
Landon Bruce made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Bruce was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ryan Williams, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Colin Root, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Fluvanna County came tearing into Wednesday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Cougars an 8-0 shutout.
East Rockingham has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Fluvanna County, they pushed their record up to 17-4 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Everything went East Rockingham's way against Fluvanna County when the teams last played back in March of 2015 as East Rockingham made off with an 11-2 victory. Will East Rockingham repeat their success, or does Fluvanna County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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