Baseball Recap: Booneville Blue Devils vs. Pine Grove Panthers
Booneville's game last Saturday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 12-4 margin over the Pine Grove Panthers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Booneville also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Sawyer Richey was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Richey has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Richey was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Booneville let Jacob Matthews and Tre Miller loose on the outfield. Matthews scored three runs while going 2-for-4, while Miller scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kyson Livingston, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
On Pine Grove's side, Brittan Fryar made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI.
Booneville has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-13 record this season. As for Pine Grove, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-10.
Booneville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Pine Grove also has no future games currently scheduled.
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