Enka proved they can win big last Wednesday (they won by ten) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 11-9 victory over the Asheville Christian Academy Lions. 11 seems to be a good number for the Jets as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Grant Osada made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Osada was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
Ty Aycock
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In other batting news, Winston Peddicord and Ty Aycock did most of the damage at the plate: Peddicord went 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Aycock went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those two runs gave Aycock a new career-high. Jaydyn McElreath also deserves some recognition as he launched his first home run of the season.
Enka was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Enka's record is now 3-4. As for Asheville Christian Academy, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Enka beat the Lions by a score of 13-12 later that day.
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