Baseball Recap: CJ Fletcher can't quite lead Anderson Prep Academy over Eastern

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 10:39am

Baseball Recap: Anderson Prep Academy Jets vs. Eastern Comets

The Anderson Prep Academy Jets lost 20-1 to the Eastern Comets on Friday.

Anderson Prep Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was CJ Fletcher, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.

On Eastern's side, Elijah Brassard was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Brassard was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.

In other batting news, Ethan Acord was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Collin Otto, who went 1-for-1 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.

Anderson Prep Academy dropped their record down to 1-4 with that defeat, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Eastern, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-3-1.

Anderson Prep Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Muncie Burris at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Muncie Burris is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.9 runs per game this season. As for Eastern, they will play host again on Saturday to welcome Blue River Valley, where first pitch is scheduled at 11:00 a.m.

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