The Eastern Eagles will take on the Meade County Green Waves at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Things were looking good for Eastern after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They came up short against Bullitt East, falling 11-5. Eagles fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Chargers since on Thursday.
Aidan Calhoun and Carson Shee stepped up to the plate in a big way. Calhoun scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in both of his plate appearances, while Shee scored a run while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs Calhoun has posted since back in April of 2024. George Bennett was another key player, going 1-for-2 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, Meade County hadn't done well against Central Hardin recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Meade County had just enough and edged out Central Hardin 6-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Green Waves.
Lucas Hail was excellent, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristan Cockerill, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Eastern's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Meade County, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Eastern was able to grind out a solid victory over Meade County in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 6-3. Will Eastern repeat their success, or does Meade County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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