The Eastmoor Academy Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Briggs Bruins at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Briggs is hoping to do on Monday what Walnut Ridge couldn't on Friday: put an end to Eastmoor Academy's winning streak, which now stands at seven games. Everything went Eastmoor Academy's way against Walnut Ridge as Eastmoor Academy made off with a 17-6 win.
Savion Watts was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up three earned runs off only one hit. Watts has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive pitching appearances. Watts was even better at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in four of his seven plate appearances.
In other batting news, Mario Blount was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Briggs got the win against Marion-Franklin on Friday by a conclusive 17-10. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Briggs.
Eastmoor Academy's victory bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Briggs, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Eastmoor Academy came up short against Briggs in their previous meeting back in March, falling 9-6. Can Eastmoor Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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