Baseball Recap: Rocket City Rockets vs. Riverside Christian Academy
Rocket City waltzed into their match on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Riverside Christian Academy a 13-0 shutout. That looming 13-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Rocket City yet this season.
Jackson Sanders made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Sanders has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Sanders was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Rocket City got a massive performance out of Isaac Morgan, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Jake Hoyt was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Rocket City pushed their record up to 16-12 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Riverside Christian Academy, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Rocket City will have a chance to go back-to-back against Riverside Christian Academy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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