East Bladen entered their tilt with Western Harnett with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They never let the Western Harnett Eagles onto the board and left with a 2-0 win on Saturday. That's more bragging rights for East Bladen, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The result came thanks to Jake Futrell's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up 12 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jayce Hatcher, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
On Western Harnett's side, Jackson Rosser spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Western Harnett saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryson Pope, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
East Bladen has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Western Harnett, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season.
East Bladen has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Triton at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Triton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Western Harnett, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Scotland at 1:00 p.m. Scotland's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Western Harnett's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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