The Whitehall Zephyrs will take on the Blue Mountain Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Whitehall is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
On Saturday, Whitehall didn't have quite enough to beat Freedom and fell 2-1.
Whitehall saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Sanders, who went 3-for-4 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Blue Mountain earned a 5-2 victory over Shenandoah Valley on Monday.
Evan Setlock made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits. Setlock was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, Aidan Grace was excellent, going 3-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Brady Strause, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Blue Mountain has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Whitehall, their loss dropped their record down to 14-6.
Whitehall couldn't quite finish off Blue Mountain in their previous meeting back in May of 2019 and fell 6-4. Will the Zephyrs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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