Baseball Recap: New Lexington Panthers vs. West Muskingum Tornadoes
In what's become a running theme this season, New Lexington gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They beat the West Muskingum Tornadoes by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-0. The win was nothing new for New Lexington as they're now sitting on five straight.
Garrett Blosser made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Blosser has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Blosser was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, New Lexington got a big performance out of Jerek Braglin, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Braglin is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Mason Pyle, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
New Lexington's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-2. As for West Muskingum, their loss dropped their record down to 11-6.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: New Lexington beat West Muskingum by a score of 7-4.
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