East entered their tilt with Highland on Tuesday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Rams 15-3. That's more bragging rights for the Leopards, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Logan Lunt
| 04/15/25 @ Highland | 11 |
| 04/03/25 vs Skyline | 10 |
| 04/18/24 @ Olympus | 9 |
| 04/09/24 @ Skyline | 9 |
| 05/08/24 @ Jordan | 7 |
Logan Lunt made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. East is undefeated when Lunt posts two or more runs, but 0-10 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cannon Lunt, who fired off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. Those two home runs gave him a new career-high. Beckham Christensen was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
East kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 2.7 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 9.
East's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-10. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Highland, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-12.
East will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Rams: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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