Baseball Recap: Woodlawn Bears vs. Bauxite Miners
Woodlawn had already won 15 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs), and they went ahead and made it 16 on Thursday. They never let the Bauxite Miners onto the board and left with a 7-0 win. Woodlawn might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 14 matches by seven runs or more this season.
Not much got past Tyler French, who gave up just two hits to keep Bauxite off the board. French has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brayden Jones, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Triston Bates, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Woodlawn pushed their record up to 25-1 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Bauxite, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 16-11.
Woodlawn will head out on the road to square off against Junction City at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Woodlawn is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season. As for Bauxite, they will be playing at home against Hot Springs at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Bauxite is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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