In what's become a running theme this season, Easley gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They never let the Sullivan East Patriots onto the board and left with a 14-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Easley considering their one-run performance the match before.
Sullivan East's batters probably weren't too happy with Walker Cox, who pitched a no hitter and racked up eight Ks (he gave up a single walk). Those eight strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, Peyton Anders and Braxton Patton did most of the damage at the plate: Anders scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2, while Patton scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Aaron Tolbert, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Easley's win bumped their record up to 14-1. As for Sullivan East, they dropped their record down to 3-3 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Easley will face off against Spring Valley at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Spring Valley: 2.8, Easley: 1.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Sullivan East, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Greeneville at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Greeneville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Sullivan East's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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