Huntington put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Southeastern Panthers with a sharp 9-2 win. Winning may never get old, but Huntington sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Brayden Elliott made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk). Elliott was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on DJ Crocker, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Braylon Leach was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Huntington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Southeastern, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8-1.
Huntington will be playing in front of their home fans against Washington at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Washington: 3.4, Huntington: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Southeastern, they will head out on the road to square off against Miami Trace at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Miami Trace is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
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