The Eastern Eagles will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Anderson County Bearcats at 6:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Eastern took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Shelby County out 2-1.
Eastern got a great performance from Ryan Stich as he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Eastern's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Eubanks, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Anderson County had just enough and edged Elizabethtown out 3-1 on Thursday.
Logan Grubb made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Grubb was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other pitching news, Elijah Castle tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
Eastern is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8-1 record this season. As for Anderson County, their win bumped their record up to 18-11.
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