Eastern can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They skirted past the Peebles Indians 7-6. That's more bragging rights for Eastern, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Emery Simpson was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Raylee Brummett was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Eastern's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-6. As for Peebles, they dropped their record down to 3-4 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Eastern will take on Lynchburg-Clay at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Lynchburg-Clay will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Eastern surely won't give up without a fight. As for Peebles, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Fayetteville-Perry at 5:00 p.m. Fayetteville-Perry is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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