The Eagle Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Centennial Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Eagle is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Eagle can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Capital a 13-0 shutout. 13 seems to be a good number for Eagle as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Eagle let Brady Barowsky and Jimmy Flynn loose on the outfield. Barowsky scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Flynn went 1-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Adam Fulton was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Centennial had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Capital 2-1. The victory was just what Centennial needed coming off of an 11-1 defeat in their prior match.
Centennial's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cannon Haws, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Eagle's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs per game. As for Centennial, their win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-8.
Eagle skirted past Centennial 5-4 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Does Eagle have another victory up their sleeve, or will Centennial turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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