Angola has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Churubusco Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Angola will be strutting in after a win while Churubusco will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Saturday, Angola narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Woodlan 9-8.
The team relied heavily on Payton Fulton, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, Churubusco was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell just short of Lakewood Park Christian by a score of 5-4.
Cameron Patten made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 4-for-4 with two RBI. Keaton Blessing was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Churubusco didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. This was only their 15th loss (out of 21 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Angola is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-11 record this season. As for Churubusco, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-21-1.
Everything went Angola's way against Churubusco in their previous matchup on Tuesday as Angola made off with a 9-2 win. Will Angola repeat their success, or does Churubusco have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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