Baseball Recap: Early triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Garret Loftis

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 9:48pm

Baseball Recap: Early Panthers vs. Skyline Tigers

Early came tearing into Wednesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Skyline Tigers by a score of 7-3. That's more bragging rights for Early, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Garret Loftis was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-4. Coltin Jett was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Early has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for Skyline, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-14.

Early will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Dadeville at 5:00 p.m. Early's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Dadeville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Skyline, they will head out on the road to face off against Versailles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.

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