Tuesday night, the Stratford Spartans took on the Eisenhower Eagles at Stratford High School. The Eagles entered the game with a 1-6-0 record, and the Spartans came in with a 5-2-0 District record.

Stratford struck early, with two base hits to the outfield that scored two runs, giving the Spartans a 2-0 lead going into the next frame. The second inning was a combination of batters getting hit by the ball, walks, and great hits for the Spartans. Eisenhower’s pitcher, Steve Spillars could not find his rhythm and struggled finding the strike zone, giving Stratford five more runs in the second inning.

With a 7-0 lead, Stratford carried their momentum over to the third. The Spartans' Barret Loux hit one out of the park, and Stratford kept the hits going, making their way around the bases and ending the third inning with a score of 10-0.

Eisenhower had better hitting in the top of the fourth inning. Mike Garza made it to second base, but the Spartans great fielding would not allow any Eagles to make it home. Spillars found his touch in this inning, striking out batters and giving his defense a chance to make the plays to hold the Spartans to 10 runs.

In the fifth inning, the Eagles had one last chance to catch up, but Stratford held them to zero runs and ended the game on the run rule in the fifth, with a final score of 10-0.

Stratford head coach Anthony Mardirosian said, “We played really well.  We lost our two previous games, but we bounced back really well. Our pitcher, Zach Boulanger did a good job, and all of his pitches landed in the strike zone.”

Boulanger had 7 strike outs and no walks, Jake Miller was 1-2 with 2 RBI’s, A.J. Daggett was 2-3 with 3 RBI’s, John Sorsby was 1-2, Travis Smith was 1-2, Kevin Hahn was 1-1 with an RBI, and Barret Loux was 1-2 with 2 RBI”s and a homerun.

On April 5th, the Eagles will play the Spring Woods Tigers at home, and the Eagles will take on MacArthur on the road.

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