The Eastside Spartans are taking a road trip to take on the Auburn Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Tuesday, Eastside got the win against Castlewood by a conclusive 11-3. The victory continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Blue Devils: they've now won seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Auburn had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They never let the Spartans get on the board and left with a 16-0 win. Considering the Eagles have won eight matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Eastside pushed their record up to 2-2 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.9 runs on average over those games. As for Auburn, their victory bumped their record up to 13-1.
Eastside might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from Auburn when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can the Spartans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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