The Immanuel Eagles will challenge the McLane Highlanders at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Immanuel proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 14) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Hoover 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Eagles have posted since April 26, 2024.
John Vanleeuwen was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelton Eastham, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, everything went McLane's way against Tranquillity on Friday as McLane made off with a 12-1 win. The victory continues a trend for the Highlanders in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now won five in a row.
McLane let Eddie Jimenez and Leland Flores run wild. Jimenez scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2, while Flores went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. The dominant performance gave Flores a new career-high in RBI.
McLane always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .552. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Tranquillity only posted an OBP of .263.
Immanuel's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for McLane, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
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