Eaton put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the La Junta Tigers as the Eaton Reds made off with a 12-3 victory. Fans of Eaton have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout.
Joey Blaskowski made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Blaskowski was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Gunnar Duncan was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kade Gentry, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
On La Junta's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Garner, who went 1-for-3 with a home run. Garner has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Eaton's win was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.6 runs per game. As for La Junta, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Eaton will be playing in front of their home fans against Peak to Peak at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Peak to Peak: 3.2, Eaton: 0.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for La Junta, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 16-1 loss vs. University on the 6th.
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