Eastmoor Academy stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They blew past the Marion-Franklin Red Devils 21-4. Winning may never get old, but Eastmoor Academy sure is getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Savion Watts made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Watts has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive pitching appearances. Watts was also solid in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his eight plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kiev West and Lawrence Hairston did most of the damage at the plate: West scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his seven plate appearances, while Hairston scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Hairston has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Meechie Haley was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his eight plate appearances.
Eastmoor Academy pushed their record up to 10-3 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Marion-Franklin, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-10 record this season.
Eastmoor Academy will head out on the road to square off against South at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Eastmoor Academy knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past nine games -- so hopefully South likes a good challenge. As for Marion-Franklin, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Independence at 5:30 p.m. Independence will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
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