On Friday, Erie never let their opponents score. They put the hurt on the Emmett Huskies with a sharp 6-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Erie.
Erie got a great performance from Preston Miller as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Ryland Carpenter relieved him and did a solid job, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Varek Van Aelstyn was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two triples and a run. Another player making a difference was Taylor McMaster, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Emmett's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Rolland, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Erie now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Emmett, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
Erie will be playing in front of their home fans against Kirtland Central at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Kirtland Central has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.5 runs per game on average), something Erie will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Emmett, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Tournament Opponent at 3:00 p.m. Emmett is facing Tournament Opponent at the right time seeing as Tournament Opponent is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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