Baseball Recap: East Gaston Warriors vs. Shelby Golden Lions
East Gaston can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent match on Monday. Everything went their way against the Shelby Golden Lions as the East Gaston Warriors made off with a 28-1 win. East Gaston's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Payton Matthews and Parker Stafford were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Matthews pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Stafford tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Matthews has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Matthews scored three runs while going 2-for-4, while Stafford scored two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, East Gaston got a massive performance out of Cameron Barnette, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Dennis Abernathy, who went 1-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
The victory (which was East Gaston's third in a row) raised their record to 16-7. As for Shelby, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-15.
As of now, neither East Gaston nor Shelby have any future games scheduled.
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