The Huntington Huntsmen are taking a road trip to face off against the Eastern Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Huntington will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Huntington is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They were the clear victors by an 11-2 margin over Manchester. Considering the Huntsmen have won eight games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Thursday as neither Eastern nor Adena made it on the board until the sixth inning. The Eagles came out on top in a nail-biter against the Warriors, sneaking past 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Brady Rockhold spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Eastern's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Edwards, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Huntington pushed their record up to 16-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Eastern, their victory bumped their record up to 21-6.
Huntington came out on top in a nail-biter against Eastern in their previous meeting back in May of 2019, sneaking past 6-5. Do the Huntsmen have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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