Baseball Recap: Priceville has no trouble against East Lawrence

By Team Reports Apr 15, 2024, 12:51pm

Baseball Recap: Priceville Bulldogs vs. East Lawrence Eagles

Priceville came tearing into in Thursday's second game's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the East Lawrence Eagles as they made off with a 9-1 victory. With that win, Priceville brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.

Colman Gann spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up 18 Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tatum Sivley, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyde Borden, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Priceville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 20-9 record this season. As for East Lawrence, they dropped their record down to 1-17 with that loss, which was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season.

Priceville didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 9-5 defeat vs. Randolph School on the 12th. East Lawrence does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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