Eaton put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They won by a run and slipped past the Platte Valley Broncos 5-4. That's more bragging rights for Eaton, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Lucas Stone was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Stone was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Stone wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Nider, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Eaton pushed their record up to 18-0 with that victory, which was their 22nd straight at home dating back to last season. As for Platte Valley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-9.
Eaton will be playing at home against Basalt at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Platte Valley, they will head out on the road to square off against Wiggins at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Wiggins is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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