The Emery Spartans will be playing at home against the American Leadership Academy Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Emery is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Emery is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand American Leadership Academy an 8-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Emery, who have now won eight matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Wade Stilson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Stilson has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Stilson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Mason Stilson was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kade Larsen, who went 3-for-3 with two RBI.
Emery's win bumped their record up to 15-11. As for American Leadership Academy, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-8.
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