East Wake Academy waltzed into their matchup on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Kerr-Vance Academy Spartans 15-2. East Wake Academy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four contests by nine runs or more this season.
Will Connolly and Tanner Roberson were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Connolly tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Meanwhile, Roberson struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Connolly has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Connolly scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2, while Roberson got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, four runs, and five RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dylan Palmer, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. He is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Schmidt, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Kerr-Vance Academy's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Wiggins, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
East Wake Academy pushed their record up to 6-4 with that victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 8.7 runs. As for Kerr-Vance Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2.
East Wake Academy will head out on the road to face off against Franklin Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Kerr-Vance Academy, they will be playing at home against Faith Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Faith Christian will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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