The Eufaula Ironheads will be playing at home against the Spiro Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Eufaula took a ten-point loss the last time they faced off against Roland, but they managed to turn things around on Tuesday. Eufaula narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Roland 6-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Eufaula.
Hayden Robinson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up 11 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, JP Hicks was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Spiro had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Wolves and snuck past 8-7.
Eufaula's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-5. As for Spiro, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-7 record this season.
Eufaula skirted past Spiro 14-13 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Will Eufaula repeat their success, or does Spiro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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