Comets
| 05/09/25 @ Southwood | 26 |
| 04/24/25 @ Sheridan | 20 |
| 05/07/25 @ Taylor | 17 |
| 05/01/25 vs Manchester | 16 |
| 04/18/25 vs Northfield | 14 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Eastern). They were the clear victors by a 26-7 margin over the Southwood Knights on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Comets in their matchups with the Knights: they've now won five in a row.
Eastern got a massive performance out of Alister Shrock, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run, six RBI, and three runs. Those six RBI gave Shrock a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaleb Hurt, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with four runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
They weren't the only ones working in the home run department: Eastern lost a few balls and finished the game with four home runs. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southwood didn't launched any home runs.
Eastern pushed their record up to 17-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.0 runs over those games. As for Southwood, they are on a 14-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-13.
Looking ahead, Eastern will host Carroll at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Southwood, they will venture away from home to take on Maconaquah at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The Knights' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Braves have averaged an impressive 6.1 runs per game this season.
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