Baseball Recap: Prince Avenue Christian extends road winning streak to 15

By Team Reports Apr 2, 2024, 5:26pm

Baseball Recap: Prince Avenue Christian Wolverines vs. Jasper County Hurricanes

Prince Avenue Christian stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Jasper County Hurricanes as the Prince Avenue Christian Wolverines made off with a 17-1 win. The victory was familiar territory for Prince Avenue Christian who now have three in a row.

Drew Payne looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk).

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Luke Burnett, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Dylan White, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

Prince Avenue Christian's win was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.1 runs per game. As for Jasper County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-11.

Prince Avenue Christian will have a chance to go back-to-back against Jasper County: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:55 p.m. on Thursday.

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