North Gwinnett has won five straight games at home, while McEachern has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Bulldogs will host the Indians at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (North Gwinnett 3.6, McEachern 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
North Gwinnett is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 7-4 victory over Forsyth Central. The win continues a trend for North Gwinnett in their matchups with Forsyth Central: they've now won four in a row.
Meanwhile, while McEachern put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Newton. The Indians blew past the Rams 7-0. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won 15 games by six runs or more so far this season.
McEachern got a great performance from JC Crenshaw as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 5.1 innings pitched. Crenshaw has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Malachi Butler, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1 stolen bases per game. Alex Wilbanks was another key player, getting on base in both of his plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
McEachern has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for North Gwinnett, their win bumped their record up to 30-2.
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