Baseball Recap: Northwest Guilford Vikings vs. Southwest Guilford Cowboys
Northwest Guilford can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. They blew past the Southwest Guilford Cowboys 13-5. Northwest Guilford's victory was all the more impressive since Southwest Guilford was averaging only 3.92 runs allowed on the season.
Gavin Hernandez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Hernandez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Hernandez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other pitching news, Dominic Azzarello looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk).
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Blaize Johnson, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and a double. Stephen Cole Price was another key contributor, going 2-for-5 with four RBI, a run, and a double.
On Southwest Guilford's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anders Lyndrup, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
The win made it two in a row for Northwest Guilford and bumps their season record up to 15-9. As for Southwest Guilford, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-10.
As of now, neither Northwest Guilford nor Southwest Guilford have any future games scheduled.
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