Holly is 9-1 against Eads since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Holly Wildcats will face off against the Eads Eagles. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Holly is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let La Veta onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Holly considering their one-run performance the game before.
Meanwhile, Eads made easy work of Springfield on Tuesday and carried off a 10-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Eads.
Not much got past Case Nelson, who gave up just one hit and racked up nine Ks to keep Springfield off the board. Nelson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Porter Spady, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Adyn Hough, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Holly has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Eads, their victory bumped their record up to 11-4.
Holly suffered a grim 10-4 defeat to Eads in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hough, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Now that Holly knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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