The West Union Eagles will take on the Marshall Academy Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
West Union was handed a seven-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They never let Houston get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Eagles have posted since February 27th.
West Union's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Benton Burks, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Marshall Academy has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.88 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Tuesday. They came up short against North Delta, falling 13-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Patriots have suffered since February 25th.
The win got West Union back to even at 11-11. As for Marshall Academy, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-9.
West Union skirted past Marshall Academy 8-7 in their previous matchup back in March of 2020. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Patriots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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