Baseball Recap: Academy for Sciences & Agriculture Eagles vs. Harding Knights
Academy for Sciences & Agriculture is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 18-8 to the Harding Knights on Thursday. One positive for Academy for Sciences & Agriculture, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Logan McIntyre was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Declan McIntyre, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Harding's side, Maynor Cruz made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and five unearned) runs off four hits. Cruz was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Dayton Uhuru and Tanner Rouillard-Horne did most of the damage at the plate: Uhuru scored four runs and stole five bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Rouillard-horne scored two runs and stole five bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Mikey Xiong, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Academy for Sciences & Agriculture's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Harding, their win bumped their record up to 2-11.
Academy for Sciences & Agriculture does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Harding, they will head out on the road to face off against Johnson at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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