Walnut Ridge is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 17-6 to the Eastmoor Academy Warriors on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Walnut Ridge of the 29-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
For Eastmoor Academy's part, Savion Watts made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up three earned runs off only one hit. Watts has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive pitching appearances. Watts was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in four of his seven plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mario Blount, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Walnut Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Eastmoor Academy, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 8-3.
Walnut Ridge is on the road again on Saturday to play Northland at 12:00 p.m. Northland will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Eastmoor Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Briggs at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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