The Collinwood Trojans are on the road again on Wednesday to play the Eagleville Eagles at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Collinwood will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Saturday, then bounced right back against Perry County on Saturday. Collinwood won by a run and slipped past Perry County 11-10.
Meanwhile, Eagleville waltzed into their match on Saturday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They blew past the Raiders 13-3. Eagleville might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 21 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Joshua Jeffcoat was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Jeffcoat has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Jeffcoat was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Nathan Brown was incredible, going 4-for-5 with a home run, five RBI, and three doubles. Brayden Baker was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Collinwood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Eagleville, their victory bumped their record up to 28-5.
Collinwood might still be hurting after the 11-0 loss they got from Eagleville in their previous meeting back in April of 2015. Can Collinwood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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