Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Edmund Burke Academy). Everything went their way against the Gatewood Gators on Tuesday as the Edmund Burke Academy Spartans made off with an 18-9 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Spartans considering their one-run performance the game before.
Kensy Felix made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and eight unearned) runs off seven hits. What's more, she also racked up no strikeouts, the fewestshe's had since back in August. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Edmund Burke Academy let Leila Eastmead and Addison Riggs loose on the outfield. Eastmead went 2-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Riggs went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. What's more, Eastmead also posted a .400 batting average, which is the highestshe's posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Camden Bonnell, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Edmund Burke Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The victory made it two in a row for Edmund Burke Academy and bumps their season record up to 10-6. As for Gatewood, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-17 record this season.
Edmund Burke Academy will square off against Brentwood at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Gatewood does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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