Eastmoor Academy put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They put the hurt on the Walnut Ridge Scots with a sharp 17-6 victory. The win was nothing new for Eastmoor Academy as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Savion Watts was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed three innings while giving up three earned runs off only one hit. Watts has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive pitching appearances. Watts was even better at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in four of his seven plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mario Blount, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Eastmoor Academy's victory bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Walnut Ridge, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Eastmoor Academy will head out on the road to challenge Briggs at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Eastmoor Academy's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last seven contests. As for Walnut Ridge, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Northland at 12:00 p.m. Northland will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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