Eagle had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They blew past the Meridian Warriors 11-1. Considering Eagle has won nine games by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Luke Scott tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Jimmy Flynn was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Adam Fulton was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Eagle's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-1. As for Meridian, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-10.
Eagle will head out on the road to challenge Middleton at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Eagle: 2.2, Middleton: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Meridian, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 9-5 loss vs. Rocky Mountain on the 20th.
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