In what's become a running theme this season, Tri-Cities Prep gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Ephrata Tigers as the Tri-Cities Prep Jaguars made off with a 15-8 victory. The win was familiar territory for Tri-Cities Prep who now have three in a row.
Henry Douglas was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Douglas has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Douglas was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and a run.
In other batting news, Owen Janke and Will Balcom did most of the damage at the plate: Janke got on base in three of his five plate appearances with a home run, five RBI, and three runs, while Balcom scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Balcom has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jameson Elliott, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
Tri-Cities Prep pushed their record up to 9-1 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 9.9 runs. As for Ephrata, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tri-Cities Prep is on the road again on Saturday to play Columbia at 11:00 a.m. Tri-Cities Prep's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Columbia's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Ephrata, they will head out on the road to square off against Ellensburg at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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