The Groveton Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Littleton Crusaders at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Groveton's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Pittsburg as they made off with a 29-0 victory. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Littleton got the win against Moultonborough Academy on Thursday by a conclusive 9-1.
Aury Perez was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jack Cook, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Jacob MacKay also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Groveton's record now sits at 5-6. As for Littleton, their record is now 12-6.
Groveton beat Littleton 11-7 in their previous meeting back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team 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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