Baseball Recap: Nestucca Bobcats vs. Gaston Greyhounds
Nestucca can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Gaston Greyhounds with a sharp 14-4 victory. Winning may never get old, but Nestucca sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Eli Love made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Love was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Nolen Hurliman and Zac Collins did most of the damage at the plate: Hurliman got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Collins went 4-for-4 with three runs and four RBI. Brady Hurliman was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Nestucca has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Gaston, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Nestucca will square off against St. Paul at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Nestucca knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past five games -- so hopefully St. Paul likes a good challenge. As for Gaston, they will head out on the road to face off against Portland Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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