The Eagleton College & Career Academy Royals will head out on the road to take on the Austin-East Roadrunners at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Eagleton College & Career Academy has six straight victories, Austin-East has 11 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Eagleton College & Career Academy can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Monday. They blew past Pigeon Forge 23-3. While fans of Eagleton College & Career Academy might be used to big wins, the 20-run margin marked the team's biggest win yet this season.
Lyla Campbell made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also only allowed one walk). Campbell was even better at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Eagleton College & Career Academy let Sara Wilson and Graci Fenstemaker loose on the outfield. Wilson scored four runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Fenstemaker went 2-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenley Satterfield, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Austin-East's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 18-0 walloping at the hands of Fulton on Monday.
Eagleton College & Career Academy pushed their record up to 6-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.8 runs per game. As for Austin-East, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Eagleton College & Career Academy took their win against Austin-East in their previous matchup on Thursday by a conclusive 13-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eagleton College & Career Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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