Easley waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Riverside Warriors 7-5. That's two games straight that Easley has won by exactly two runs.
Kaleb Owens made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Owens has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Owens was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aaron Tolbert, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Ayden Beeco, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Riverside's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leo Lopez-Reyes, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Easley is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-4 record this season. As for Riverside, their loss dropped their record down to 16-13.
Easley will stay at home for another game and welcome Laurens at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Easley: 2.8, Laurens: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Riverside does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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