Baseball Recap: Rye Thunderbolts vs. Crowley County Chargers
Rye put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 16-6 margin over the Crowley County Chargers. 16 seems to be a good number for Rye as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Axton Ehrlich made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Ehrlich was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
In other batting news, Aydin Swald was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-5. Branson Burbidge was another key contributor, going 3-for-5 with three RBI and a triple.
On Crowley County's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was John Rusher, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Smith, who went 2-for-5 with two RBI.
The win (which was Rye's sixth in a row) raised their record to 7-3. As for Crowley County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-7.
Rye will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Peyton at 3:30 p.m. Rye will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. As for Crowley County, they will head out on the road to challenge Swink at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Crowley County is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
