Baseball Recap: Parkway South Patriots vs. Howell North Knights
In what's become a running theme this season, Parkway South gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Howell North Knights as the Parkway South Patriots made off with an 8-1 victory. Winning may never get old, but Parkway South sure is getting used to it with their tenth in a row.
Luke Sullivan was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Sullivan has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Sullivan was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Michael McDermott looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Brennan Nickerson, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Jamison Lombardo was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Parkway South is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. As for Howell North, they dropped their record down to 12-19 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Parkway South is on the road again on Friday to play Burroughs at 4:15 p.m. Burroughs will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Howell North, they will head out on the road to challenge Hazelwood Central at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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