On Monday, the East Bladen Eagles got the win against the Hobbton Wildcats by a conclusive 13-3. That's two games straight that East Bladen has won by exactly ten runs.
Jenna Brice was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Brice has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Brice was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cabria Baldwin, who fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Gracey Clark, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Hobbton's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madison Sinclair, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
The win made it two in a row for East Bladen and bumps their season record up to 6-9. As for Hobbton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.
East Bladen will head out on the road to square off against Whiteville at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Bladen has given up an average of 6.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Hobbton, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Union at 6:00 p.m. Union is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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