The Giles Spartans will venture away from home to square off against the Eastern Montgomery Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Giles is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Giles and George Wythe have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Friday. The Spartans fell just short of the Maroons by a score of 6-5.
Giles got a big performance out of Skyler Keffer, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Miles Eppling, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Eastern Montgomery was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 12-3 to Narrows.
Caleb Jones was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out six batters over two innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Jones was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one run.
Jones wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mason Phoenix, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double. That double was Phoenix's first of the season.
Giles' record now sits at 7-10. As for Eastern Montgomery, their record is now 7-11.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Giles has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Eastern Montgomery struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Giles got the 'W' in their previous matchup two weeks ago against Eastern Montgomery by a conclusive 10-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spartans since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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