East Rockingham stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They put the hurt on the Harrisonburg Blue Streaks with a sharp 26-11 victory. East Rockingham's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Ryan Wright looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
At the plate, Will Eppard was incredible, going 3-for-5 with a home run, seven RBI, and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Root, who went 4-for-4 with three runs, three doubles, and two RBI.
On Harrisonburg's side, Miguel Fajardo-Luis was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Cayden Lucas was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
East Rockingham's win bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Harrisonburg, they dropped their record down to 1-9 with that loss, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
East Rockingham will head out on the road to challenge Madison County at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. East Rockingham's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Madison County's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Harrisonburg, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Staunton at 6:00 p.m. Harrisonburg is facing Staunton at the right time seeing as Staunton is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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