The Peebles Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Eastern Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Peebles will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Peebles will head into Wednesday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 16-point they dealt West Union on Wednesday. Peebles blew past West Union 18-2. With that victory, Peebles brought their scoring average up to 8.5 runs per game.
Keltin Robinson looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Peebles got a massive performance out of Gage Grooms, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Carson Puckett, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Eastern, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Tuesday. They skirted past Fairfield 3-1.
The win got Peebles back to even at 2-2. As for Eastern, they pushed their record up to 3-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Peebles skirted past Eastern 8-7 in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Peebles since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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