Baseball Recap: North Daviess wins going away against Paoli

By Team Reports May 14, 2024, 9:27am

Baseball Recap: North Daviess Cougars vs. Paoli Rams

In what's become a running theme this season, North Daviess gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 9-3 margin over the Paoli Rams. The win was nothing new for North Daviess as they're now sitting on three straight.

Zane Sample made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Sample was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Landon Swartzentruber, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kadin Stoll, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

On Paoli's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trey Rominger, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.

North Daviess' victory bumped their record up to 10-7. As for Paoli, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-7.

North Daviess will head out on the road to face off against North Central at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Central is coming into the match with four straight losses at home, meaning North Daviess will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. Paoli will take on West Washington at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. West Washington's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Paoli's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

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