Baseball Preview: Prout Crusaders vs. Mount St. Charles Academy Mounties
Prout is 2-7 against Mount St. Charles Academy since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Prout Crusaders will head out on the road to face off against the Mount St. Charles Academy Mounties at 5:00 p.m. Prout's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Mount St. Charles Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
In what's become a running theme this season, Prout gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Mount St. Charles Academy a 10-0 shutout. The high-scoring effort was just what Prout needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Ryan Barrett was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Barrett was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Cam Randall and Noah McParlin did most of the damage at the plate: Randall scored two runs while going 2-for-2, while McParlin scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Derek Gesmondi, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Prout's win bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Mount St. Charles Academy, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-12-1.
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