After flying high against Academy of Richmond County last Thursday, South Aiken came back down to earth. The South Aiken Thoroughbreds' tough 15-1 defeat to the Airport Eagles on Monday might stick with them for a while. South Aiken has not had much luck with Airport recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
For Airport's part, they got a great performance from Graham Whittle as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Whittle has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Landon Jeffcoat was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Cam Atkins, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4.
South Aiken's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Airport, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 10-1.
While South Aiken had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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