In what's become a running theme this season, Alden gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They put the hurt on the Cleveland Hill Golden Eagles with a sharp 22-8 win. That's more bragging rights for Alden, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Owen Jankowski made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Jankowski was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances. Jankowski is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
In other batting news, David Earsing and Josh Kruk did most of the damage at the plate: Earsing went 4-for-6 with four runs, two stolen bases, and three doubles, while Kruk scored four runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Steven Syracuse, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-6.
The victory got Alden back to even at 3-3. As for Cleveland Hill, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Alden will have a chance to go back-to-back against Cleveland Hill: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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