Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Sneads). Everything went their way against the Poplar Springs Atomics on Friday as the Sneads Pirates made off with a 21-10 victory. The Pirates haven't had any issues with the Atomics recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
J J Harrell and Kaiden Chehardy made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Harrell struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Chehardy struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Harrell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. At bat, Harrell scored a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Chehardy got on base in four of his six plate appearances with two RBI.
John Loftus
| 02/21/25 @ Poplar Springs | 5 |
| 03/13/24 vs Graceville | 4 |
| 04/29/24 vs Graceville | 2 |
| 02/13/25 @ Houston Academy | 1 |
| 02/11/25 @ Vernon | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on John Loftus, who went 3-for-5 with three stolen bases, five runs, and five RBI. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs. Isaiah Perkins was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his seven plate appearances.
Sneads always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Poplar Springs only posted an OBP of .410.
Sneads now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Poplar Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Looking ahead, Sneads will face off against Marianna at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Poplar Springs, they will square off against Graceville at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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