Baseball Recap: Scott Central Rebels vs. Bay Springs Bulldogs
Scott Central entered their tilt with Bay Springs with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bay Springs Bulldogs a 17-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Heath Rhodes was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Rhodes has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rhodes was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Bryson Norman and Shamon Wash did most of the damage at the plate: Norman scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while Wash scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Norman is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Parker McGee, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Scott Central's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-11. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs per game. As for Bay Springs, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
Scott Central will have a chance to go back-to-back against Bay Springs: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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