The Pleasant Home Eagles will square off against the Red Level Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Pleasant Home is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Pleasant Home came up short against Red Level on Thursday, falling 20-4.
For Red Level's part, Connor Blackwell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Those seven strikeouts gave Blackwell a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs, three RBI, and one triple. He has become a key player for Red Level: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 1-2 otherwise.
In other batting news, Buddy Griffin was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (three). Another player making a difference was Grayson Hodges, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Red Level always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .700. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
The victory made it two in a row for Red Level and bumps their season record up to 4-2. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 10.5 hits in those games compared to only 4.75 in the others. As for Pleasant Home, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Pleasant Home has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Red Level struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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