Eads had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against the Stratton Eagles on Saturday as the Eads Eagles made off with a 13-5 win. Considering Eads has won 12 contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Johnathan Vasquez and Keenan Smith did most of the damage at the plate: Vasquez scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5, while Smith scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Brentley Lening, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Stratton's side, Dawson Thompson put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Thompson was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Thompson wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Bex Seaman, who went 3-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double.
Even though they lost, Stratton didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eads only tossed five.
The victory (which was Eads' fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-4. As for Stratton, their record is now 14-7.
As of now, neither Eads nor Stratton have any future games scheduled.
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