The Glen Rose Beavers will square off against the Mayflower Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
As a matter of fact, Glen Rose put up the most runs they have all season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Jessieville as they made off with a 21-4 win. Considering the Beavers have won six contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Glen Rose got a massive performance out of P. Long, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. The team also got some help courtesy of B Burget, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with five RBI and two doubles.
Glen Rose was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .457. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Mayflower had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Red Devils by a score of 11-7.
Mayflower's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 3-12. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.3 runs over those games. As for Glen Rose, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 7-6.
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