Baseball Recap: Decatur Golden Gators vs. Kentridge Chargers
Decatur scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against the Kentridge Chargers as the Decatur Golden Gators made off with a 13-2 victory. Decatur's win was all the more impressive since Kentridge was averaging only 3.29 runs allowed on the season.
Jeremaiah Henning was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Henning was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Cervantes (CJ) Gatterson was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Nate Gilmore, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
On Kentridge's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Finlayson, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Decatur's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-8. As for Kentridge, their loss dropped their record down to 10-4.
Decatur will have a chance to go back-to-back against Kentridge: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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