Baseball Recap: Pine Creek Eagles vs. Doherty Spartans
In what's become a running theme this season, Pine Creek gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 14-1 margin over the Doherty Spartans. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Pine Creek considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Ryan Prater spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on zero hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Aiden Wilson, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Tanner Peerey was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Pine Creek is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Doherty, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-7.
Pine Creek will head out on the road to take on Lewis-Palmer at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Pine Creek is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. As for Doherty, they will face off against Rampart at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Doherty has given up an average of 6.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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