The Castlewood Blue Devils will take on the Rye Cove Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Castlewood is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Eastside just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Spartans, falling 11-3.
Castlewood saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dalten Keith, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases and one run. Ayden Skeens also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Rye Cove strolled into their game two weeks ago with a perfect record and they left with the same. They were the clear victors by an 18-1 margin over Thomas Walker. Surprisingly, this marked the Eagles' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Rye Cove pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Castlewood, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 5-6.
Castlewood came out on top in a nail-biter against Rye Cove when the teams last played back in May of 2024, sneaking past 9-8. Do the Blue Devils 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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