The Eagle Mustangs will challenge the Middleton Vikings at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Eagle: 2.1, Middleton: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Eagle heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Thursday. They fell just short of Mountain View by a score of 5-3.
Meanwhile, Middleton faced Rocky Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Middleton fell just short of Rocky Mountain by a score of 3-1. Middleton just can't catch a break and has now endured three defeats in a row.
Middleton saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kellen Viehwig, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Eagle's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-4. As for Middleton, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-7.
Eagle was able to grind out a solid win over Middleton in their previous matchup last Thursday, winning 8-3. Will Eagle repeat their success, or does Middleton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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