Baseball Game Preview: Jonathan Alder Pioneers vs. Eastmoor Academy Warriors

The Jonathan Alder Pioneers will take on the Eastmoor Academy Warriors in a tournament on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Jonathan Alder 1.4, Eastmoor Academy 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.

Jonathan Alder's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Bishop Hartley.

Meanwhile, Eastmoor Academy entered their tilt with Marion-Franklin on Thursday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. They were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over the Red Devils. 13 seems to be a good number for the Warriors as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.

Labron Williams made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Williams was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.

In other batting news, Damario Whitson was excellent, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Mouhammed Ndiaye was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.

Eastmoor Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .595. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Eastmoor Academy pushed their record up to 17-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Jonathan Alder, their win bumped their record up to 22-2.