Baseball Preview: Eastern Hancock Royals vs. Morristown Yellow Jackets
Eastern Hancock is 5-0 against Morristown since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Eastern Hancock Royals are on the road again to play the Morristown Yellow Jackets at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Hancock is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Eastern Hancock made easy work of Seton Catholic and carried off a 13-1 victory.
Gavin Jenkins made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Jenkins has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Jenkins was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Brayden Sullivan was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Caleb Retherford, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Meanwhile, Morristown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost 14-1 to Triton Central.
Eastern Hancock's win bumped their record up to 9-11. As for Morristown, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.
Eastern Hancock took their victory against Morristown when the teams last played back in May of 2022 by a conclusive 19-6. Does Eastern Hancock have another victory up their sleeve, or will Morristown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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