The East Rockingham Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Spotswood Trailblazers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (East Rockingham: 3.9, Spotswood: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Thursday, East Rockingham didn't have quite enough to beat Rockbridge County and fell 4-2.
East Rockingham got a good showing from Kayden Gibson, who pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, East Rockingham saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Wright, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Spotswood had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Monday. They came out on top against the Dragons by a score of 13-10.
The team relied heavily on Drew Hawkins, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Porter Carver was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
East Rockingham's defeat dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Spotswood, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. East Rockingham has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Spotswood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
East Rockingham came up short against Spotswood when the teams last played back in April, falling 9-4. Can East Rockingham avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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