The Eastern Eagles will face off against the Fern Creek Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Eastern has five straight victories, Fern Creek has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Eastern beats Fern Creek with three runs on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Eastern beat Tates Creek on Wednesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-2.
James Harris tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Eastern saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Shee, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Fern Creek came up short against Bullitt East on Tuesday, falling 15-2.
Eastern's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.75 runs across that stretch. As for Fern Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Eastern was able to grind out a solid victory over Fern Creek in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 5-0. Does Eastern have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fern Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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