For the second straight game, East Lake will face off against Gaither. The Eagles will face off against the Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (East Lake 3.1, Gaither 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
East Lake is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Gaither, sneaking past 4-3.
Hunter Wallerstein tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Daniel Hill, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high.
East Lake is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Gaither, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-9.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. East Lake has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Gaither struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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