Baseball Recap: South Vermillion Wildcats vs. Riverton Parke Panthers
South Vermillion has not done well against Riverton Parke recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The South Vermillion Wildcats came out on top against the Riverton Parke Panthers by a score of 7-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for South Vermillion.
Parker Weir made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Weir was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last four times he's played.
In other pitching news, Mason Winters looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Dallas Coleman was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Bryson Lemmons was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Riverton Parke's side, Brody McConnell was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Riverton Parke saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was AJ Goff, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
South Vermillion's win bumped their record up to 6-11. As for Riverton Parke, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-10.
South Vermillion will head out on the road to face off against Attica at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Riverton Parke, they will be playing at home against Parke Heritage at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Riverton Parke is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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