Hayden put the finishing touches on their 15th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past the Bagdad Sultans 9-3. Hayden is really starting to get used to good results now that the team's won 11 straight.
Deondre Collier was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over 7.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Collier was also solid in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with a stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Eric Fox, who scored a run while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Jordan Rodriguez, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On Bagdad's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Landers, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Hayden pushed their record up to 22-5 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Bagdad, their loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 25-2-1.
Hayden will take on Lincoln Prep at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hayden's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Lincoln Prep's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Bagdad does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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