The Eastside Eagles will challenge the Evans Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Eastside's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Monroe Area 9-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Not much got past Tripp Swords, who gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Monroe Area off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Parker Denmark, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Amond Sands, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Evans can bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They came out on top against Grovetown by a score of 7-3. Surprisingly, this marked the third straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Tripp Furgeison was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Bryant Rushing was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI.
Evans always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .541. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Grovetown only posted an OBP of .333.
Evans' win bumped their record up to 2-6. As for Eastside, their victory bumped their record up to 3-6.
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