After the heavy rains on Wednesday that caused some flooding in Logan County, the sun was out on Friday, and it was a beautiful day for high school baseball in Paris. And for the Paris Eagles, the day ended on an even higher note, as the Eagles defeated Hackett in conference play, 9-2. The conference and divisional win against the Hornets propelled Paris into first place in the 3A-4 North Division. The win on Friday was the second conference victory on the week for Paris, having defeated Charleston on Tuesday.
Eagles sophomore pitcher Konnor Edwards started the game for Paris and dominated the Hornets hitters throughout the game. Edwards was lifted in the fifth inning due to pitch count and was relieved by junior pitcher Mason Bradley. The two pitchers combined for just two runs, and Edwards received the win. Paris is deep in pitching, and that will be a big factor as teams move into post season play at the end of the regular season.
The Eagles’ home stand will continue next week on Tuesday, April 5 when they host the Cedarville Pirates in conference play. Game time is set for 4:30 p.m. Paris will hope to continue the offensive barrages of last week, as well as the continuance of dominating pitching. Paris could be positioned to win the North Division and set themselves up for a possible bye to the semifinals of the district tournament. A lot can happen between now and then, but the talented and experienced Eagles are poised to make a deep run into this year’s state tournament.
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