GARNET VALLEY, PA- Despite coming off a tight 1-2 game yesterday to #2 ranked Radnor, Garnet got the bats swinging today against Harriton early and didnt look back.
You would have never known by looking at the final report, but at one point this game was 3-1 Harriton. Granted, it didnt last long, but interesting to say the least. Garnet got one run in the first, and then it was quiet. But as the final score predicts, not for long.
Harriton would shock the Jaguars quickly in the third scoring three, not necessarily with their bats, but with the help of errors by the Jaguars. One error resulted in all three runs coming home, yay free stuff.
But all good things come to an end, and unfortunately for Harriton, Garnet was about to rain all over their parade. Except they didnt just rain. They poured.
After an error resulted in three runs for Harriton to score, Garnet knew they had to settle the score, and they did just that. An error by the Rams in the field would get the game started as the leadoff batter would reach base, and news flash, so would the next three. A Kyle Klein single would bring in the first runner, and a ground ball and a Cole Hoffacker single later, would make this game 5-3.
With the score at 5-3, Garnet Valley was clinging to a two-run lead—but that was about to change in a big way. After Harriton came up empty in the top of the fourth, the Jaguars seized the moment. Leadoff hitter Nolan Carroll jump-started the inning with a triple, and from there, the floodgates opened. A sac fly brought Carroll home, and the hits kept coming—McGhee knocked a single, followed by a double from Klein to stretch the lead to 9-3.
But Garnet Valley wasn’t done yet. With two outs, Joe Anzalone ripped a double to bring in another run, pushing the score to 10-3 and putting the game firmly out of reach.
Usually, a seven-run lead in the fourth is enough, but Garnet wasn’t satisfied yet. To put the icing on the cake, in the bottom of the sixth, the Jaguars tacked on three more runs and ended the game in a single-double-single sequence to REALLY put this game out of reach to the final score of 13-3, ending this game in just six innings.
Even though this was a full team effort, the Jaguars were led by Kyle Klein who on the day went 2/2 2B, 2R, 3BI.
Garnet Valley (6-4) will take their bounce back win today to Springfield (1-9) next Monday to hopefully extend their win streak to two.
Harriton (3-7) will take the loss but will have to rebound quick as they visit Lower Merion (7-3) next Monday for a rivalry game.
