Baseball Recap: Weston Vance leads Smith County to victory over East Nashville Magnet

By Team Reports May 16, 2024, 2:00pm

Baseball Recap: Smith County Owls vs. East Nashville Magnet Eagles

Smith County won against Watertown last Saturday with nine runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. The Smith County Owls came out on top against the East Nashville Magnet Eagles by a score of 9-4. The win was familiar territory for Smith County who now have three in a row.

Weston Vance tossed a big game, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk).

On the hitting side, Smith County let Bennett Gammon and Wyatt Claywell loose on the outfield. Gammon scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Claywell scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

On East Nashville Magnet's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexander Griffey, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.

Smith County has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season. As for East Nashville Magnet, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-11.

Smith County will have a chance to go back-to-back against East Nashville Magnet: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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