East Bladen waltzed into their game on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over the Pender Patriots. That's more bragging rights for East Bladen, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jayce Hatcher made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Hatcher was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a double.
In other batting news, Jmarius Smith was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Aiden Hargrove, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
East Bladen has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. As for Pender, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
East Bladen will have a chance to go back-to-back against Pender: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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