Baseball Recap: North Oldham falls despite strong effort from Elliott Roberts

By Team Reports Apr 29, 2024, 5:12pm

Baseball Recap: North Oldham Mustangs vs. Eastern Eagles

North Oldham was the 8-3 winner over Eastern when they last played one another back in April of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The North Oldham Mustangs fell just short of the Eastern Eagles by a score of 7-6 on Monday.

Elliott Roberts was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Gabriel Kuerzi, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.

On Eastern's side, Ryan Boswell looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

At the plate, Carson Shee was incredible, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Carroll, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

North Oldham's defeat dropped their record down to 8-17. As for Eastern, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Oldham will take on Oldham County at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Eastern, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Ballard at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Ballard: 2, Eastern: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.

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