03/18/25 vs East Union | 0 |
03/14/25 @ Covenant Christian | 16 |
03/14/25 @ Covenant Christian | 9 |
03/13/25 @ Baldwyn | 1 |
03/11/25 @ New Albany | 2 |
+ 9 more games |
New Site is 0-10 against East Union since April of 2019 but things could change on Friday. The New Site Royals will take on the East Union Urchins at 5:30 p.m. New Site is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
New Site fell victim to East Union and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Urchins. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, the Royals' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
For East Union's part, Ethan Lamontagne was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. That's the most stolen bases Lamontagne has posted over his last nine contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristian Baldwyn, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3.
East Union always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .545. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
East Union pushed their record up to 13-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 9 runs. As for New Site, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. New Site has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like East Union struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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