Baseball Recap: Reading Red KNights vs. Exeter Township Eagles
There's no place like home for Reading, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 9-5 victory over the Exeter Township Eagles on Monday. For Reading, this counts as revenge for the 12-1 loss Exeter Township walked away with the last time they faced one another on April 10th.
David Garcia looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Frandy Ruiz was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
On Exeter Township's side, Joel Ummarino made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI. Carter Redding was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Exeter Township didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Reading only tossed six.
Reading's win bumped their record up to 2-13. As for Exeter Township, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-8.
Reading will head out on the road to challenge Wilson at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Wilson is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Exeter Township, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Governor Mifflin at 4:00 p.m. Governor Mifflin will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Exeter Township surely won't give up without a fight.
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