The Eastern Eagles will challenge the Valley Indians at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Eastern 2.8, Valley 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Eastern let Symmes Valley stack six runs on them in the fifth inning on Friday but luckily Eastern prevailed anyway. The Eagles came out on top against the Vikings by a score of 9-6. The win continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now won three in a row.
Brady Rockhold made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Rockhold was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
In other pitching news, Clayton Moore looked comfortable as he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, Eastern got a big performance out of Ayden Wilhelm, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. Alex Collins was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Meanwhile, Valley came tearing into Wednesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Green Devils as they made off with an 11-1 victory.
Valley's win bumped their record up to 12-3. As for Eastern, their victory bumped their record up to 17-4.
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