Harding scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 18-8 margin over the Academy for Sciences & Agriculture Eagles. With that victory, Harding brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Maynor Cruz was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and five unearned) runs off four hits. Cruz was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Dayton Uhuru and Tanner Rouillard-Horne did most of the damage at the plate: Uhuru scored four runs and stole five bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Rouillard-horne scored two runs and stole five bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Mikey Xiong, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Academy for Sciences & Agriculture's side, Logan McIntyre was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Declan McIntyre, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Harding's win bumped their record up to 2-11. As for Academy for Sciences & Agriculture, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
Harding will head out on the road to square off against Johnson at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Academy for Sciences & Agriculture does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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