Baseball Recap: Eagleville Eagles vs. Huntland Hornets
Eagleville stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Everything went their way against the Huntland Hornets as the Eagleville Eagles made off with a 9-2 victory. The win was familiar territory for Eagleville who now have five in a row.
Brayden Baker was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Baker has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Baker was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brady Burns, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Joshua Jeffcoat, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
On Huntland's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Maxwell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Eagleville has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Huntland, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Eagleville beat Huntland by a score of 14-2.
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