Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Airport walked away with it. They blew past the May River Sharks 11-2 on Saturday. Winning may never get old, but the Eagles sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Brice Gillette made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in ten consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and one run. That's the most doubles he has posted since back in March.
Daniel Butts
| 05/10/25 vs May River | 4 |
| 03/17/25 vs South Aiken | 3 |
| 05/06/25 vs May River | 2 |
| 03/11/25 vs Aiken | 2 |
| 05/05/25 vs Gray Collegiate Academy | 1 |
In other batting news, Daniel Butts was incredible, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Jeffcoat, who went 3-for-4 with three runs and three RBI.
Airport's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-6. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs over those games. As for May River, their loss dropped their record down to 18-10.
Coming up, Airport is taking a road trip to take on Gilbert at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 3.1, the Indians 1.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. May River does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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