Eagles
| 03/26/25 vs Tates Creek | 3-2 |
| 03/25/25 @ Oldham County | 3-2 |
| 03/22/25 vs Southern | 6-5 |
| 03/22/25 vs Butler | 6-5 |
| 03/22/25 vs Southern | 9-5 |
Eastern won against Oldham County last Tuesday with three runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. Eastern beat the Tates Creek Commodores by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-2. The victory was nothing new for the Eagles as they're now sitting on five straight.
Eastern got a great performance from James Harris as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. Harris has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Eastern saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Shee, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Eastern pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 9.25 hits in those games compared to only 5.17 in the others. As for Tates Creek, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-5.
Looking ahead, Eastern will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Fern Creek at 6:00 p.m. Fern Creek has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.17 runs per game on average), something Eastern will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Tates Creek, they will head out to challenge North Laurel at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Laurel has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.86 runs per game on average), something Tates Creek will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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