After four games on the road, Eustis is heading back home. They will take on the Umatilla Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eustis is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12.4 runs per game this season.
Eustis can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They blew past Key West 9-2. That's two games straight that Eustis has won by exactly seven runs.
Carson Roden tossed a big game, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
On the hitting side, Ciara Maple was a standout: she scored four runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jensen Luke, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, two additional RBI, and an additional run.
Meanwhile, Umatilla came up short against South Sumter on Monday and fell 7-2. That's two games in a row now that Umatilla has lost by exactly five runs.
Brooke Moss and Kiersten Taylor did some serious damage despite the final result: Moss scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances, while Taylor scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Eustis pushed their record up to 8-0 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs per game. As for Umatilla, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3.
Umatilla's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Eustis has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .452. It's a different story for Umatilla, though, as they've only averaged .344. Will they be able to contain Eustis' hitters?
Eustis beat Umatilla 3-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2022. Will Eustis repeat their success, or does Umatilla have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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