Eastern is 6-1 against Trimble since April of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Eagles will take on the Tomcats at 5:00 p.m. Eastern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.2 runs per game this season.
Eastern's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 16-0 margin over Federal Hocking. The win continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Lancers: they've now won five in a row.
Hunter Needs and Mason Shepherd made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Needs tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Shepherd pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At bat, Needs scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Shepherd scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Shepherd a new career-high in RBI (two).
Rohwan Gilmore
| 04/09/25 vs Federal Hocking | 3 |
| 04/08/25 vs Belpre | 2 |
| 04/01/25 @ Waterford | 2 |
| 05/11/24 vs Whiteoak | 2 |
| 03/29/25 @ Alexander | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rohwan Gilmore, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Caleb Abner also deserves some recognition as he scored his first runs of the season.
Eastern always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .639. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Trimble was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost an 8-7 heartbreaker at the hands of Waterford. On the bright side, the seven- run effort marked the Tomcats' highest-scoring match to date.
Eastern pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Trimble, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Eastern skirted past Trimble 3-2 in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Tomcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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