His team holding on to a 10-8 lead over Camp Point Central entering the fifth inning, Macomb High’s Blaine Eddington swung into action.
The results for Eddington were doubly grand as he connected for grand slams in consecutive innings, propelling the Bombers to a 21-8 victory over Central in area high school baseball action played on Apr. 16.
Macomb improved to 11-3 on the season, while Central dropped to 8-3.
The Panthers scored four times in the bottom of the first inning in taking the early lead. But MHS responded by scoring five runs in the second and five more in the third in building a 10-4 advantage.
Central answered with three runs in the bottom of the third and a single tally in the fourth to close the gap to 10-8.
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