East Bladen Baseball Picks Up 4-1 Win Over East Columbus

Elizabethtown, NC - The East Bladen Eagles earned a solid 4-1 victory over East Columbus on Friday night at home. East Bladen’s offense came out strong early in the game.

Damion Lewis reached base twice on walks and added a base hit, eventually crossing the plate to score the Eagles’ first run.

Andrew Musselwhite delivered a pop-fly single that brought Lewis home, and Musselwhite later came around to score himself. Musselwhite also finished the game with one hit, one run scored, and one RBI.

Aiden Hargrove reached base and later scored a run for the Eagles, while Jayce Hatcher drove in Hargrove with a sharp line-drive single.

Hatcher had a productive night at the plate, collecting two hits and driving in a run.

Zach Scholar continued the Eagles' momentum with a fly-ball single that scored Musselwhite. Scholar ended the night with one hit and one RBI.

Easton Bostic contributed by drawing a pair of walks and eventually scoring a run after reaching base. Isaiah Lee added a hit for East Bladen as well, rounding out a balanced offensive effort.

On the mound, Damion Lewis went the distance for the Eagles, pitching a complete seven-inning game. He gave up just four hits and one run, which was earned, while striking out five East Columbus batters.

Lewis’ performance on the mound anchored the win and kept the Gators' offense in check.

East Columbus managed to score once, with N. Jacobson crossing the plate on a base hit by A. Jennerette.

However, East Bladen's defense held strong the rest of the way, and the Eagles added an insurance run when Easton Bostic came around to score on a defensive error.

The Eagles will look to build on this momentum as they face Pender on the road on Tuesday, after improving their overall record to 2-5 and moving to 1-2 in conference play.

Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R

East Bladen - 3 0 0 0  0 0 0 4

East Columbus - 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 1

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East Bladen Picks Up 4-1 Win Over East Columbus