Baseball Recap: Kirtland Hornets vs. Harvey Red Raiders
Kirtland had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Harvey Red Raiders a 10-0 shutout on Monday. That's more bragging rights for Kirtland, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Max Paul tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Kirtland got a massive performance out of Will Bates, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-2. Trip Thaler was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Kirtland's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 15-6. As for Harvey, they dropped their record down to 1-16 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
Kirtland will have a chance to go back-to-back against Harvey: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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