It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but East Wake Academy had no problem doing just that on Monday. Everything went their way against the Perquimans Pirates as they made off with an 8-2 victory. East Wake Academy is really starting to get used to good results now that the team's won 15 straight.
Tanner Robertson was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. He is on a roll when it comes to RBI, as he's now brought in three or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Roy Morgan, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
On Perquimans' side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sean Saunders, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
East Wake Academy pushed their record up to 16-4 with that win, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season. As for Perquimans, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-6.
East Wake Academy will head out on the road to square off against Bear Grass Charter at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Bear Grass Charter: 2, East Wake Academy: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Perquimans does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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