East Jackson can bid farewell to their eight-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. They blew past the Hart County Bulldogs 12-1. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Hanseong Kang
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Hanseong Kang made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single hit and allowed only one earned run over five innings pitched. He also allowed no hits, which is notable because East Jackson is undefeated when he allows at most three hits, but 8-14 otherwise. Kang was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI and one double. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bryse Patterson, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of East Jackson's success: when he posts at least one home run the team is 2-1 (and 9-13 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Reed Cassidy, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
East Jackson was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .520. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
East Jackson's victory bumped their record up to 11-14. As for Hart County, they are on a 14-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-20.
East Jackson will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Bulldogs: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:55 p.m. on Wednesday.
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