Baseball Recap: Central Magnet Victorious

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Previous Games

04/23/25 - Home	3-2 W
03/03/25 - Away	1-9 L
04/27/24 - Away	3-13 L
04/29/23 - Away	1-4 L
03/24/23 - Home	14-7 W
+ 4 more games

Central Magnet took a eight-run loss the last time they faced off against Eagleville, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Central Magnet sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Eagleville on Wednesday. This was a revenge game for Central Magnet: when they faced off against Eagleville back in March, they had to take a 9-1 defeat.

The team relied heavily on Mitchell Coons, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and two RBI. That home run was his first of the season.

Central Magnet was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .556. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in six consecutive matchups.

Central Magnet is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-13 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Eagleville, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-6.

Looking ahead, Central Magnet will face off against DeKalb County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Eagleville has already played their next contest (against Forrest), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.