The Eden Prairie Eagles will challenge the Rogers Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Eden Prairie 2.9, Rogers 1.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Eden Prairie's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Buffalo with a sharp 6-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Bison: they've now won eight in a row.
Meanwhile, Rogers had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They came out on top against the Huskies by a score of 6-3. Surprisingly, this marked the Royals' fifth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Rogers' victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-3. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Eden Prairie, their victory bumped their record up to 8-6.
Eden Prairie came out on top in a nail-biter against Rogers in their previous matchup back in May of 2018, sneaking past 4-2. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Royals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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