Baseball Recap: Prince Edward County Eagles vs. Cumberland Dukes
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Prince Edward County's offense. They fell just short of the Cumberland Dukes by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. Even though they lost, Prince Edward County's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.4 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Jayden Jones and Josh Simon were huge no matter where they played even without the win. On the mound, Jones pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Simon pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. At bat, Jones scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Simon went 4-for-5 with three stolen bases, two runs, and a triple.
In other batting news, Mj Holman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole six bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kamron Ligon, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Prince Edward County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Prince Edward County dropped their record down to 3-6 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Cumberland, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-5.
Prince Edward County will head out on the road to take on Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Cumberland, they will be playing at home against Randolph-Henry at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Randolph-Henry will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Cumberland surely won't give up without a fight.
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