The Wellington Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Strasburg Indians at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Wellington will head into Thursday's match after some sweet revenge against Lyons: Wellington couldn't quite topple Lyons on Thursday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the seven-run defeat they took when the two last played. Everything went Wellington's way against Lyons as Wellington made off with a 9-3 win.
Carter Weedin made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Weedin was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Tanner McLean and Tanner Gray did most of the damage at the plate: McLean went 4-for-4 with three stolen bases and two RBI, while Gray scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Teagan Greiman was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Strasburg, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past Weld Central 4-3.
Strasburg also got a great performance from Gideon Milner as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
At the plate, Strasburg saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Bongard, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Wellington pushed their record up to 6-9 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Strasburg, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-8 record this season.
Wellington came out on top in a nail-biter against Strasburg when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Strasburg's Espen Bradley, who struck out 16 batters over 7.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Wellington to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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