Baseball Recap: East Wake Academy Eagles vs. NCSSM: Durham Unicorns
East Wake Academy entered their tilt with NCSSM: Durham with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They never let the NCSSM: Durham Unicorns onto the board and left with an 11-0 win on Friday. East Wake Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six matches by nine runs or more this season.
Roy Morgan was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Morgan was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Owen Schmidt and Tanner Roberson did most of the damage at the plate: Schmidt went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI, while Roberson got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Dylan Palmer was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
East Wake Academy's victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-4. As for NCSSM: Durham, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-9.
East Wake Academy will play host again on Monday to welcome Neuse Charter, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. One thing working in East Wake Academy's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four contests. As for NCSSM: Durham, they will be playing at home against Franklin Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. NCSSM: Durham has given up an average of 15.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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