In what's become a running theme this season, Skyline gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Ellinwood Eagles as the Skyline Thunderbirds made off with an 11-5 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Skyline considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Cohen Flanders was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Flanders was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Brayden Berens was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Griffin Wallace was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
On Ellinwood's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drake Hosman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Campbell Coleman, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Skyline's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Ellinwood, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-3.
Skyline will take on Chaparral at 2:00 p.m. on Monday. Skyline is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.5 runs per game this season. As for Ellinwood, they will head out on the road to challenge Little River at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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