The Oliver Springs Bobcats will venture away from home to square off against the Eagleton College & Career Academy Royals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Oliver Springs made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Campbell County, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Bobcats were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Cougars on Thursday. The victory was familiar territory for the Bobcats, who have now won six matches in a row.
Liam Boeke made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out seven over 4.2 innings pitched. Boeke was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Eli Brummett was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, six RBI, and two runs. That home run marked the first that he launched this season. Cooper Jones was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Oliver Springs was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .600. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .440 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Eagleton College & Career Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They never let Rockwood get on the board and left with a 15-0 win on Wednesday. The Royals haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Like Oliver Springs, Eagleton College & Career Academy also got a great game from a two-way player: Jayce Simon. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Simon was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with three RBI and one double. He has become a key player for Eagleton College & Career Academy: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three RBI, but 4-6-1 otherwise.
In other batting news, Chase Herman was a standout: he scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Caldwell Charlie, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and four RBI.
Oliver Springs' win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-4. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Eagleton College & Career Academy, their record is now 9-6-1.
