Thursday just wasn't the day for Eastern Mennonite's offense. They fell victim to a tough 17-0 defeat at the hands of The Covenant Eagles on Thursday. Eastern Mennonite has not had much luck with The Covenant recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
For The Covenant's part, Hudson Reese made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over 4.2 innings pitched. Reese was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Latham Clark and Philip Venton did most of the damage at the plate: Clark scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Venton scored two runs and stole three bases. Clark has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Colton Kessick was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Eastern Mennonite's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for The Covenant, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Eastern Mennonite will take on North Cross at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for The Covenant, their homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Fishburne Military at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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