Baseball Recap: Eagle's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Tuesday

Mustangs

Previous 5 Games

04/22/25 @ Middleton	1-4
04/18/25 vs Meridian	13-3
04/17/25 @ Kuna	6-4
04/11/25 vs Centennial	6-3
04/10/25 @ Capital	5-4

Eagle dropped their record down to 11-7 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Middleton Vikings. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, the Mustangs couldn't push the score so high this time.

Eagle saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Zawadzki, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.

As for Middleton, they pushed their record up to 15-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games.

On Middleton's side, Ian Lenius spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up 17 Ks. Those 17 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for Lenius.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jedsen Aldrich, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and one double.

Looking ahead, Eagle will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Mountain View at 6:30 p.m. The Mustangs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Mavericks have averaged an impressive 7.5 runs per game this season. As for Middleton, they will take on Kuna at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.