Baseball Recap: Rocky River Pirates vs. Westlake Demons
There's no place like home for Rocky River, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They skirted past the Westlake Demons 4-3. This was a revenge match for Rocky River, as the team was forced to settle for a 5-0 loss when these two played last Monday.
Rees Heigle tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Josh Mommers, who went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
On Westlake's side, they got a good showing from Travis Ferguson, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Jake Jung made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Jung, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases.
Rocky River pushed their record up to 16-2 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Westlake, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-7 record this season.
Rocky River will be playing at home against Valley Forge at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Westlake, they will head out on the road to take on Brunswick at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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