With a playoff game on the line, Eads rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They never let the Springfield Longhorns onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Considering Eads has won ten contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Case Nelson, who gave up just one hit and racked up nine Ks to keep Springfield off the board. Nelson has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Porter Spady, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Adyn Hough, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Eads is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Springfield, they dropped their record down to 5-13 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Eads will challenge Holly on Saturday. Eads is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 13.1 runs per game this season. Springfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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