Egyptian had to endure an eight-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against the Joppa-Maple Grove Rangers on Tuesday as the Egyptian Pharaohs made off with a 14-1 victory. Egyptian's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last seven games.
Brandon Plott made a splash while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned run or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Plott was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Will Lesar was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Derick Clark was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Egyptian made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-7. As for Joppa-Maple Grove, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Egyptian will take on Delta at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Joppa-Maple Grove, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Century at 4:30 p.m. on May 3rd.
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