Baseball Recap: Egyptian comes up short despite Brandon Plott's strong performance

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 10:53pm

Baseball Recap: Egyptian Pharaohs vs. Shawnee Redskins

Egyptian was the 7-0 winner over Shawnee when they last played one another back in May of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Egyptian Pharaohs lost 13-3 to the Shawnee Redskins on Monday. Egyptian's defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.

Brandon Plott put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over 4.2 innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Plott has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Plott was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and two doubles.

Plott wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Xander Beene, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

On Shawnee's side, the team relied heavily on Gabe Ellet, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.

Egyptian's loss dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Shawnee, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Egyptian is on the road again on Thursday to play Agape Christian at 4:30 p.m. As for Shawnee, they will square off against Century at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Shawnee is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 13.8 runs per game this season.

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