Baseball Recap: East Nashville Magnet Extends Winning Streak to Four

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

04/12/25 @ Howard Tech	21
04/14/25 vs Stratford	15
03/21/25 @ Antioch	14
04/15/25 @ Stratford	12
03/20/25 @ Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet	11

East Nashville Magnet came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victors by a 15-3 margin over the Stratford Spartans. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by six runs or more this season.

Jayson Hazley made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. East Nashville Magnet is undefeated when Hazley allows one or fewer earned runs, but 6-7 otherwise. Hazley was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, East Nashville Magnet got a massive performance out of Calvin Bibby, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave Bibby a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Chauncey Anthony, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

East Nashville Magnet was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.

East Nashville Magnet's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-7. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs over those games. As for Stratford, they now have a losing record of 3-4.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. East Nashville Magnet will welcome Hillsboro at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Eagles' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Burros have averaged an impressive 8.1 runs per game this season. As for Stratford, they will host Antioch at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for the Spartans and 13 for the Bears.