Baseball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Eastmoor Academy

Warriors

Previous 5 Games

05/16/25 @ Marion-Franklin	13-8
05/14/25 vs Briggs	12-1
05/07/25 vs Africentric Early College	10-0
04/30/25 @ Independence	12-4
04/28/25 @ West	15-2

Eastmoor Academy came tearing into Friday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.5 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 13-8 win over the Marion-Franklin Red Devils. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 6-5 back in April.

Savion Watts made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Taylor Vivens and Mario Blount did most of the damage at the plate: Vivens got on base in three of his six plate appearances with four stolen bases, one run, and one RBI, while Blount went 3-for-5 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. That's the most hits Blount has posted since back in April. Mouhammed Ndiaye was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs.

Eastmoor Academy pushed their record up to 16-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs over those games. As for Marion-Franklin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-8.

Eastmoor Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Red Devils: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.