Baseball Recap: Wagener-Salley War Eagles vs. Keenan Raiders
Wagener-Salley came into Wednesday's match having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 14-11 victory over the Keenan Raiders on Wednesday.
Haiden Rawls was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4. Byron Murray was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Keenan's side, Elijah Smith and Desmond Washington stepped up to the plate in a big way. Smith scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Washington scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Chris Walker, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Keenan hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wagener-Salley struck out nine times.
Wagener-Salley's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-13. As for Keenan, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-4.
Wagener-Salley will head out on the road to challenge Williston-Elko at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wagener-Salley will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Keenan, they will head out on the road to face off against Fairfield Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fairfield Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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