The Eastern Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Oak Hill Oaks at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Eastern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.
Clay hit Eastern with a five-run third inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Eagles came up short against the Panthers, falling 11-1. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Eastern saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Libby Poorman, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Oak Hill 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 a 15-14 heartbreaker at the hands of Alexander. Even if the Oaks couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Eastern's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Oak Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.
Everything went Eastern's way against Oak Hill when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Eastern made off with a 20-0 victory. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Oaks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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