ALGOOD, Tenn. (Interstat) — Morehead State visits Tennessee Tech on Friday afternoon and evening at Bush Stadium at Averitt Express Baseball Complex, with first pitch scheduled under clear skies and 66-degree conditions. The Ohio Valley Conference matchup pits the Eagles (29-22 overall) against the Golden Eagles (18-35) in a two-game series that opened Thursday with Morehead State’s 7-4 victory.

Morehead State enters riding a three-game winning streak, having swept a weekend series against Western Illinois before Thursday’s win. The Eagles have won six of their last seven.

Right-hander Callum McGill highlights Morehead State’s pitching staff. Over his past five appearances, McGill has posted a 1.06 ERA across 25⅔ innings, striking out 15. In Thursday’s win, he tossed three scoreless innings of relief, allowing no hits. He also threw seven shutout innings against Arkansas-Little Rock on May 1, yielding no hits while striking out four.

Tennessee Tech counters with right-hander Eli Huddleston, who took the loss Thursday despite a solid outing: 4⅓ innings, two hits, one earned run, two strikeouts. Huddleston has struggled to a 7.71 ERA over his last five appearances, but has allowed only three earned runs across his last 8⅓ innings.

Thursday’s opener saw Morehead State’s Ian McCubbin drive in three runs on a 1-for-2 night. Ethan Davis added 3⅔ scoreless innings of relief with four strikeouts. For Tennessee Tech, Reece McDuffie threw two scoreless innings, and shortstop Owen Lee drove in a run.

Interstat’s game simulator projects an 8-4 Morehead State victory, but the outlet’s ELO system gives Tennessee Tech a 53.60 percent probability to win. The teams conclude the series Saturday afternoon.