Preview: South Aiken Thoroughbreds vs. Airport Eagles
The South Aiken Thoroughbreds will head out on the road to take on the Airport Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
After soaring to 17 runs the game before, South Aiken were a bit more limited in their match on Monday. They fell victim to a rough 15-1 defeat at the hands of Airport. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for South Aiken in their matchups with Airport: they've now lost seven in a row.
For Airport's part, they got a great performance from Graham Whittle as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Whittle has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Landon Jeffcoat was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Cam Atkins, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4.
South Aiken's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Airport, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-1.
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