Eastern put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Christian Academy-Louisville Centurions with a sharp 10-3 win. Winning may never get old, but Eastern sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Landon Waugh tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kelly Robertson, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Jacob Pritchard, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Christian Academy-Louisville's side, Nathan King was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI.
Eastern's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-4. As for Christian Academy-Louisville, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost eight of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Eastern will take on Bullitt Central at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Eastern's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Bullitt Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Christian Academy-Louisville, they will head out on the road to challenge Bullitt East at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bullitt East will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Christian Academy-Louisville surely won't give up without a fight.
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