Baseball Recap: East Jordan triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Elijah Burns

By Team Reports May 22, 2024, 9:11pm

Baseball Recap: East Jordan Red Devils vs. Johannesburg-Lewiston Cardinals

East Jordan entered their tilt with Johannesburg-Lewiston with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They never let the Johannesburg-Lewiston Cardinals onto the board and left with a 12-0 victory on Wednesday. That's more bragging rights for East Jordan, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Elijah Burns made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over six innings pitched. Burns has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Burns was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.

In other batting news, Lucas Stone was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a run. Jacob Haley was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.

East Jordan has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10-1 record this season. As for Johannesburg-Lewiston, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-6.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Jordan will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Laker at 3:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Laker: 3.4, East Jordan: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Johannesburg-Lewiston, they will head out on the road to take on Inland Lakes at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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