Baseball Recap: Mceachern Has No Trouble Against New Manchester

Indians

Margin (Wins)

02/13/25 vs Alcovy	22
03/17/25 @ Pebblebrook	18
03/14/25 vs Pebblebrook	15
03/07/25 vs Drew Charter	15
02/17/25 vs Lovejoy	15

McEachern won against Paulding County on Wednesday with nine runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. Everything went the Indians' way against the New Manchester Jaguar as they made off with a 9-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won 14 matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Josiah Hatchett looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, McEachern let Tyce Williams and Alijah Asad run wild. Williams got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double, while Asad went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases Asad has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Wilbanks, who earned one RBI, two runs, and two stolen bases.

McEachern has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for New Manchester, they dropped their record down to 7-16 with the loss, which was their seventh straight at home.

McEachern and New Manchester are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Indians will head out on the road to face off against Newton at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Rams will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something McEachern surely won't give up without a fight. As for New Manchester, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Lithia Springs at 1:00 p.m. The Jaguar are facing the Lions at the right time seeing as the Lions are stuck on a 14-game losing streak.