It was the 11th victory in 16 games for the Thunderbirds. They are 4-0 in league play.

WRV slipped to 5-8.

"We came out a little flat," said Eastern Greene coach Brad Bates. "We tried to get the jump on them earlier, but we hit the ball right at them. Our bats finally woke up in the sixth with some insurance runs.

"But you have to give WRV credit. They were making a lot of good plays in the field. It was just a 2-0 game into the sixth. In the past, the score might have gotten away from them. But coach (Mike) Karr has really done a good job of turning those kids around. They played really well. They hit the ball pretty well and their overall attitude was really good."

Ryan Wilcoxen was the winning pitcher, raising his record to 7-1. He pitched the first six innings. Eric McArtor came in and pitched the seventh to preserve the shutout.

Wilcoxen helped himself with a double and Orry Miller had a home run. Josh Avooske was 3-for-4.

Briar Sparks was the starting and losing pitcher. He tossed five innings.

The Thunderbirds will play Orleans at home Thursday before playing at Shoals Friday.

WRV will play at 7 p.m. Thursday at Linton-Stockton.

White River Valley 000 000 0 -- 0

Eastern Greene 101 006 x -- 8

Sparks, Roberts (6) and Karr; Wilcoxen, McArtor (7) and O. Miller. W -- Wilcoxen. L -- Sparks.