The Austin Eagles will square off against the Rising Sun Shiners at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Austin has given up an average of 6.8 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Austin lost 13-3 to Madison on Tuesday. The Eagles have struggled against the Cubs recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Rising Sun ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They walked away with a 7-4 win over Jac-Cen-Del. Seven seems to be a good number for the Shiners as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Weston Cumberworth was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Cumberworth was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with two runs and one stolen base. He is becoming a predictor of Rising Sun's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 4-10 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aiden White, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.
Rising Sun is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs over those games. As for Austin, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13.
Austin took their victory against Rising Sun in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0 score. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Shiners have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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