Baseball Recap: Webster Groves Statesmen vs. Burroughs Bombers
Webster Groves stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They put the hurt on the Burroughs Bombers with a sharp 10-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Webster Groves.
Jackson Torbit was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. Torbit was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Asher Harp and Shota Ishiyama did most of the damage at the plate: Harp got on base in all five of his plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and an RBI, while Ishiyama scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Joe Callas, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Webster Groves has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Burroughs, their loss was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-8.
Webster Groves will head out on the road to take on Eureka at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Eureka's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Webster Groves' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Burroughs, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome MICDS at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. MICDS will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Burroughs surely won't give up without a fight.
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