Jake Futrell was dynamite on Tuesday, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was his seventh in a row with more than five innings. For the season, Futrell has an ERA of 1.70 over 45.3 innings pitched.
Futrell's strong effort led East Bladen over West Columbus and he'll get a chance to do so again: the teams have a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Columbus is limping into the matchup having lost three straight at home. There's no doubt they're looking for a change of fortune, will East Bladen have enough to stop it? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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