Baseball Game Preview: East Bay Indians vs. Durant Cougars

East Bay is 1-9 against Durant since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Indians will head out to face off against the Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

East Bay had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the six-run drubbing they dealt Alonso on Monday. The Indians were the clear victors by an 8-2 margin over the Ravens. The Indians not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since March 6th.

Mike Mowell

Hits Against

03/25/25 vs Sumner	5
03/18/25 vs Bloomingdale	5
03/13/25 vs Gaither	5
02/25/25 vs Lennard	4
02/20/25 vs Steinbrenner	4
+ 4 more games

Mike Mowell looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He is becoming a predictor of East Bay's success: when he allows at most two hits the team is 2-1 (and 8-10 when he doesn't).

At the plate, Connor Gavigan was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Rory Beauford, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, Durant had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They came out on top against the Storm by a score of 6-3.

Durant's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-6. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.6 runs over those games. As for East Bay, their record now sits at 10-11.

East Bay was able to grind out a solid victory over Durant when the teams last played back in March, winning 4-1. Will the Indians repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.