It'll be a Battle of the Birds when Surry Central Golden Eagles challenge East Henderson Eagles at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Surry Central has three straight wins, East Henderson has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Surry Central had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the eight-run drubbing they dealt Wilkes Central on Friday. Everything went Surry Central's way against Wilkes Central as Surry Central made off with a 9-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Golden Eagles, who have now won four matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
Will Pardue made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over 5.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 1-for-2.
Jax Whitaker
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jax Whitaker, who scored two runs and stole Three bases. while going 2-for-3. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
Meanwhile, East Henderson scored the most runs they've had this season on Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Polk County by a score of 7-6.
Surry Central's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for East Henderson, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
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