Baseball Recap: Eastern Ramblers vs. Jackson-Reed Tigers
Eastern and Jackson-Reed squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but Eastern had to settle for second. They lost 19-0 to the Jackson-Reed Tigers. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Eastern's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Eastern saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Williams, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
On Jackson-Reed's side, Simon Corbin looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Corbin has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Evan Rosario was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jackson Loomis, who went 1-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Eastern's defeat dropped their record down to 9-7-1. As for Jackson-Reed, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Eastern does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Jackson-Reed, they will be playing in front of their home fans against School Without Walls at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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