After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Blue Ridge, Fishburne Military was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Eastern Mennonite Flames out 6-5. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Fishburne Military also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Austin Dean and Cooper Ezersky made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Dean pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Ezersky didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Dean went 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run, while Ezersky scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Grayson Jones was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four stolen bases and an RBI.
Like Fishburne Military, Eastern Mennonite also got a great game from a two-way player: Luke Stoltzfus. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off eight hits (and not a single walk). Stoltzfus was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Will Gardner and Isaac Ott did some serious damage despite the final result: Gardner went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double, while Ott scored a run while going 1-for-3.
The victory got Fishburne Military back to even at 3-3. As for Eastern Mennonite, they dropped their record down to 1-4 with that loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Fishburne Military will challenge The Covenant at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Eastern Mennonite, they will head out on the road to square off against Virginia Episcopal School at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Virginia Episcopal School will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Eastern Mennonite surely won't give up without a fight.
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