Baseball Recap: Falcon Falcons vs. Mitchell Marauders
Falcon scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Mitchell Marauders a 20-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for Falcon as they're now sitting on five straight.
Carter Cox looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on David Ada, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was JP Cates, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI.
Falcon has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Mitchell, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Falcon will head out on the road to challenge The Classical Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for Mitchell, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Elizabeth at 3:30 p.m.
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