Baseball Recap: Arlington Heights Yellowjackets vs. North Side Steers
Arlington Heights waltzed into their game on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 7-2 win over the North Side Steers. Seven seems to be a good number for Arlington Heights as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Arlington Heights got a great performance from Morgan Garrett as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Garrett has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mitchell Carpenter was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Caleb Eagar was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Arlington Heights pushed their record up to 14-3 with that win, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs per game. As for North Side, they are on a 13-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-16.
Arlington Heights will head out on the road to face off against Richland at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Arlington Heights' pitching crew has only allowed 1.4 runs per game this season, so Richland's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for North Side, they will head out on the road to square off against Southwest at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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