Baseball Recap: Anderson Raptors vs. West Clermont Wolves
Anderson was not the first on the board on Friday, but they got there more often. They had just enough and edged the West Clermont Wolves out 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Anderson.
Anderson got a great performance from Connor Fecher as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Anderson's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was JoJo Overbeek, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
On West Clermont's side, Kaiden Lewis was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Lewis has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Riley Wooldridge made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Anderson pushed their record up to 12-10 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for West Clermont, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-12 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Anderson is on the road again on Saturday to play Roger Bacon at 7:00 p.m. Anderson is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season. As for West Clermont, they will head out on the road to square off against Anderson at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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