Early scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Fair Play Hornets an 18-0 shutout. Early might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Coltin Jett made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Jett was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Landen Burrow and Jacob Presley did most of the damage at the plate: Burrow scored three runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-3, while Presley scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Presley has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Lucas Cutler, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Early, bringing their record for this year to 10-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs per game. As for Fair Play, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
Early will be playing at home against Central at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Fair Play, they will head out on the road to square off against Weaubleau at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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