Athens Drive dropped their record down to 14-12 on Monday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the Leesville Road Pride by a score of 4-2. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Jaguars couldn't push the score so high this time.
Elliott Essic was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Athens Drive saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Paul Harrell, who went 1-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
As for Leesville Road, the win was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 17-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games.
On Leesville Road's side, Jack Fields and Alex Higdon dominated on the mound. Fields pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit, while Higdon tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Fields has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Will Matthews, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high.
As of now, neither Athens Drive nor Leesville Road have any future games scheduled.
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