The Pierce City Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lockwood Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Pierce City will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Last Tuesday, Pierce City narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Miller 10-9.
Meanwhile, Lockwood earned a 15-10 victory over Northeast Vernon County on Friday.
Nikolaus Thieman made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Thieman was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Landry Ogden was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-5. Ogden is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Quinton Eggerman, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Pierce City's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-8. As for Lockwood, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-4.
Pierce City might still be hurting after the 10-4 defeat they got from Lockwood in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will Pierce City 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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