
Warriors
05/22/25 vs Marion-Franklin | 13-3 |
05/16/25 @ Marion-Franklin | 13-8 |
05/14/25 vs Briggs | 12-1 |
05/07/25 vs Africentric Early College | 10-0 |
04/30/25 @ Independence | 12-4 |
04/28/25 @ West | 15-2 |
Eastmoor Academy came tearing into Thursday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.4 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Marion-Franklin Red Devils with a sharp 13-3 win. 13 seems to be a good number for the Warriors as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Labron Williams made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Williams was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
In other batting news, Damario Whitson was excellent, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Mouhammed Ndiaye, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Eastmoor Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .595. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Eastmoor Academy pushed their record up to 17-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Marion-Franklin, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-9.
Coming up, Eastmoor Academy will venture away from home to square off against Jonathan Alder at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Warriors 3.6, the Pioneers 1.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Marion-Franklin does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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