The Belle Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Eugene Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Belle: 3.9, Eugene: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Belle is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering St. Elizabeth just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Monday. They fell victim to a tough 6-0 loss at the hands of the Hornets. Belle was red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the five matches prior) but St. Elizabeth's pitchers proved too tough.
Meanwhile, Eugene can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They blew past Harrisburg 12-6. Winning may never get old, but Eugene sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Eugene got a great performance from Grady Richard as he pitched 6.1 innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits.
On the hitting side, Chase Morrow was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Garet Wood, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Belle's defeat dropped their record down to 13-3. As for Eugene, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Belle couldn't quite finish off Eugene when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 7-5. Will Belle have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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