Baseball Recap: Savoy Cardinals vs. Collinsville Pirates
Sadly, Savoy is still looking for their first win of the season after 11 matches. They fell victim to a rough 13-0 defeat at the hands of the Collinsville Pirates on Saturday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Savoy of the 20-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on Friday.
For Collinsville's part, they let Reed Patterson and Landon Carpenter loose on the outfield. Patterson scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Carpenter scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Patterson has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last nine times he's played. Peyton Davidson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Savoy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Collinsville, the win (which was their 23rd in a row) raised their record to 24-2.
Savoy will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Tom Bean at 3:45 p.m. Tom Bean is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season. As for Collinsville, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Whitewright at 5:00 p.m. Whitewright is on a three-game streak of home wins, Collinsville a 12-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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