The Eastern Eagles will square off against the Spencer County Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Spencer County took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Eastern, who comes in off a win.
Eastern is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Pleasure Ridge Park on Wednesday as they made off with a 19-3 victory. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor in this series.
EJ Eggen
| 04/15/26 @ Pleasure Ridge Park | 10 |
| 03/25/26 @ Collins | 6 |
| 03/31/26 vs St. Xavier | 3 |
| 03/20/26 @ Madison Central | 3 |
EJ Eggen tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, Donovan Webber was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jackson Harwood, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs.
Eastern always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .578. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Spencer County suffered their closest loss since May 2, 2025 on Tuesday. They fell just short of North Bullitt by a score of 3-1.
Spencer County's defeat dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Eastern, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-11.
Eastern skirted past Spencer County 8-6 in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bears turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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