Augusta Eagles waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with an 8-5 victory over the Heathwood Hall Episcopal Highlanders. Eight seems to be a good number for Augusta Eagles as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Augusta Eagles saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Reese, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Johnson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Augusta Eagles' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs per game. As for Heathwood Hall Episcopal, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Augusta Eagles will look to defend their home field on Monday against Georgia School for Innovation & Classics at 7:00 p.m. Augusta Eagles' pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Georgia School for Innovation & Classics' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Heathwood Hall Episcopal, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on King's Academy at 6:00 p.m. on April 11th.
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