
Eagles
04/16/25 vs Hillsboro | 10-1 |
04/15/25 @ Stratford | 15-3 |
04/14/25 vs Stratford | 16-1 |
04/12/25 @ Howard Tech | 21-0 |
04/12/25 @ Howard Tech | 6-2 |
East Nashville Magnet waltzed into their match on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Everything went their way against the Hillsboro Burros as they made off with a 10-1 victory. This was a revenge game for the Eagles: when they faced off against the Burros back in March, they had to take a 2-1 defeat.
Calvin Bibby and Alexander Griffey made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Bibby tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Griffey struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. At bat, Bibby scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-5, while Griffey scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-5. Bibby is becoming a predictor of East Nashville Magnet's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is undefeated (and 6-7 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chauncey Anthony, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. He has become a key player for East Nashville Magnet: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 6-7 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jachaun Taylor, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
East Nashville Magnet always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .513. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .513 or higher in four consecutive contests.
East Nashville Magnet's record is now 10-7. As for Hillsboro, their loss dropped their record down to 16-7.
Looking ahead, East Nashville Magnet will square off against Whites Creek at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Hillsboro, they will take on McGavock at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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