Eastside is 0-5 against Gate City since March of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Eastside Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the Gate City Blue Devils at 6:30 p.m. Eastside will be strutting in after a win while Gate City will be coming in after a loss.
Eastside took care of business in their home opener on Thursday (and then some). They blew past Tazewell 11-0.
Braelyn Hall was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only a hit while striking out 13 over four innings pitched. Hall was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two additional RBI.
In other batting news, Taylor Clay and Emmaleigh Banks did most of the damage at the plate: Clay went 3-for-3 with a home run, two additional runs, and a double, while Banks went 2-for-3 with a home run, an additional run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Lexi Bond, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Gate City suffered a rough 12-1 defeat at the hands of Elizabethton on Monday.
Eastside came up short against Gate City when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 5-0. Can Eastside avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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