Baseball Preview: East Rockingham Eagles vs. Turner Ashby Knights
East Rockingham has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Turner Ashby Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. East Rockingham is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, East Rockingham had just enough and edged Spotswood out 6-5.
Alex Jenkins and Kayden Gibson were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Jenkins tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Gibson pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. At bat, Jenkins scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Gibson scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, East Rockingham let Will Eppard and Ryan Williams loose on the outfield. Eppard went 1-for-6 with five RBI and a double, while Williams scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances. Williams is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Turner Ashby made sure to put some runs up on the board against Page County last Wednesday. Everything went Turner Ashby's way against Page County as Turner Ashby made off with an 11-1 win. Turner Ashby's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Turner Ashby also got a great performance from Tyler Hill as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Jack Fox was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and five RBI. Thomas Knight was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with four RBI and a run.
East Rockingham pushed their record up to 5-0 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Turner Ashby, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. East Rockingham hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Turner Ashby struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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