
Lions
04/09/25 @ Fort Zumwalt North | 12 |
03/27/25 @ South Callaway | 12 |
04/15/25 @ Washington | 10 |
03/17/25 vs St. Charles West | 9 |
03/17/25 vs Lutheran | 9 |
Fort Zumwalt East had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Washington Bluejays as they made off with a 12-2 win. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by six runs or more this season.
Fort Zumwalt East got a great performance from Carter Hollingsworth as he struck out ten batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Those ten strikeouts gave Hollingsworth a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Carson Topping was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4. Dominic Pandolfo was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
Fort Zumwalt East was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Washington only posted a batting average of .238.
Fort Zumwalt East's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-5. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Washington, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost seven of their last eight contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-11 record this season.
Fort Zumwalt East will have a chance to go back-to-back against Washington: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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