The Eastside Blazers are taking a road trip to take on the Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian Braves at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Eastside has four straight victories, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Eastside's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Prairie Heights 10-0. The result was nothing new for the Blazers, who have now won four contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian lost 12-1 to DeKalb on Tuesday.
Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Ellington, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI. That RBI marked the first that Ellington has brought in this season.
Eastside's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
Eastside skirted past Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian 2-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blazers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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