Holly and Eads squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Holly had to settle for second. They lost 11-1 to the Eads Eagles. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Holly couldn't push the score so high this time.
For Eads' part, Case Nelson made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Nelson has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Nelson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Eads got a big performance out of Johnathan Vasquez, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Porter Spady was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Holly's loss dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Eads, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Holly will head out on the road to take on Haxtun at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Haxtun is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.5 runs per game this season. As for Eads, they will square off against Stratton at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Stratton will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Eads surely won't give up without a fight.
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