Baseball Recap: Eastmoor Academy Warriors vs. South Bulldogs
In what's become a running theme this season, Eastmoor Academy gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the South Bulldogs as the Eastmoor Academy Warriors made off with a 19-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Eastmoor Academy.
Darren Milligan and LaBron Williams were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Milligan tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits (he also only allowed one walk). Meanwhile, Williams struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). At bat, Milligan scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4, while Williams scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his seven plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kiev West and Taylor Vivens did most of the damage at the plate: West scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in five of his eight plate appearances, while Vivens scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Meechie Haley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
The victory got Eastmoor Academy back to even at 3-3. As for South, they dropped their record down to 0-2 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Eastmoor Academy is on the road again on Friday to play West at 5:30 p.m. As for South, they will challenge Marion-Franklin at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. South is facing Marion-Franklin at the right time seeing as Marion-Franklin is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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