Baseball Recap: Magee Drops Highest Score of Season Against Crystal Springs

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Magee). They never let the Crystal Springs Tigers get on the board and left with a 17-0 victory on Tuesday. Considering the Trojans have won eight contests by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Carson Harper made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jeremiah Cole, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Akavion Griffith, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.

Magee has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Crystal Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.

Magee will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Tigers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.