Needles waltzed into their game on Friday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. Everything went their way against the Lake Mead Academy Eagles as they made off with a 13-5 victory. Considering Needles has won 21 contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Holden Jones was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Jones has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances. Jones was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 4-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tyler Wilson, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. Logan Parker was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
On Lake Mead Academy's side, Hunter Zierleyn made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Needles has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-7 record this season. As for Lake Mead Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 18-2.
Needles will challenge Lake Mead Academy at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Needles is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road. As for Lake Mead Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against White Pine at 4:00 p.m. Lake Mead Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 14.6 runs per game this season.
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