Eastern Greene is 0-8 against Shakamak since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds will head out on the road to take on the Shakamak Lakers at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Greene is coming into the game hot, having won their last eight games.
Eastern Greene is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against North Central (and have done all season long). Eastern Greene put the hurt on North Central with a sharp 12-2 victory on Saturday.
Will Inman was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Inman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Jonas Hawk and Peyton Lewis did most of the damage at the plate: Hawk scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4, while Lewis scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Ty McKnight was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Shakamak unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 8-2 walloping at the hands of Bedford North Lawrence. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Shakamak couldn't push the score so high this time.
Eastern Greene's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Shakamak, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
Eastern Greene came up short against Shakamak in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 9-4. Can Eastern Greene avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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