
Royals
03/18/25 vs Austin-East | 22 |
05/01/25 vs Austin-East | 19 |
03/17/25 @ Austin-East | 17 |
03/03/25 @ Apostolic Christian Academy | 16 |
04/02/25 vs Rockwood | 15 |
Eagleton College & Career Academy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Austin-East Roadrunners as they made off with a 21-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Royals, who have now won 12 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Willard King made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one double. He has become a key player for Eagleton College & Career Academy: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-11-1 otherwise.
In other pitching news, Ethan Anderson looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
Back at the plate, Caden Frank was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with six RBI, two doubles, and one run. Those six RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jack Kidd, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one double.
Eagleton College & Career Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Austin-East only posted a batting average of .125.
Eagleton College & Career Academy pushed their record up to 17-11-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs over those games. As for Austin-East, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-24.
As of now, neither Eagleton College & Career Academy nor the Roadrunners have any future games scheduled.
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