Eaton came tearing into Saturday's game with 31 straight wins dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Montezuma-Cortez Panthers with a sharp 17-3 win. Fans of Eaton have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout.
Mitch Haythorn and Garrett Garrison made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Haythorn didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Garrison pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. At bat, Haythorn scored a run while going 2-for-5, while Garrison scored a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gunnar Duncan, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Liam Whalen, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
On Montezuma-Cortez's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bobby Likes, who went 1-for-1 with an RBI.
Eaton's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Montezuma-Cortez, they have fallen quite a ways from their 22-6 record last season and are now at 2-4.
Eaton will challenge Alamosa at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Eaton is looking to tack on another W to their 11-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Montezuma-Cortez, they will square off against Brush at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Montezuma-Cortez has given up an average of 10.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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