Baseball Recap: Logan Longhorns vs. Grady Bronchos
There's no place like home for Logan, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 win over the Grady Bronchos on Monday. That's more bragging rights for Logan, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Kaeden Stoner and Brock Burns were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Stoner struck out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Meanwhile, Burns struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Stoner has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Stoner scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Burns scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Diego Sanchez was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Izaiah Kneitz was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
On Grady's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Deakin Ragland, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Zane Rush, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Logan pushed their record up to 15-3 with that victory, which was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Grady, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Logan will take on Melrose at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Logan is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 13.8 runs per game this season. As for Grady, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cimarron at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cimarron is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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