The Eastland Cougars will head out on the road to face off against the Morrison Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastland will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Eastland will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Fulton, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. The Cougars skirted past the Steamers 5-3.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Morrison ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They walked away with a 14-10 victory over Amboy. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Mustangs considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Kaleb Schroeder made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his six plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Collin Renkes was a standout: he went 3-for-6 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Morrison is undefeated when Renkes posts two or more runs, but 2-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Noah Robbins, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with three runs and three RBI.
Morrison was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in four consecutive games.
Morrison has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Eastland, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Eastland beat Morrison 9-6 in their previous matchup back in April of 2019. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the squad 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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