The Eastridge Lancers will be playing at home against the Batavia Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Wednesday, Eastridge suffered a tough 15-7 loss at the hands of Gates Chili.
Brennen Russo was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Benny Calixto, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, sadly, Batavia is still looking for their first win of the season after four matchups. They took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Eastridge on Tuesday. One positive for Batavia, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Batavia saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dane Dombrowski, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Mekhi Fortes, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Batavia didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Eastridge's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Batavia, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Eastridge beat Batavia 7-3 when the teams last played on Tuesday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Batavia's Bronx Buchholz, who struck out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Eastridge still be able to contain Buchholz? There's only one way to find out.
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