Baseball Recap: Webster Groves Statesmen vs. Festus Tigers
Webster Groves put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's fifth consecutive shutout on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Festus Tigers a 4-0 shutout. For Webster Groves, this counts as revenge for the 7-4 defeat Festus walked away with the last time they faced one another on May 1st.
Festus' batters probably weren't too happy with Jackson Torbit, who pitched a no hitter and racked up seven Ks (he gave up a single walk). Torbit has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Evan Mager, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Webster Groves' win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-14. As for Festus, their loss dropped their record down to 25-8.
Webster Groves will have a chance to go back-to-back against Festus: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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