Baseball Recap: Havana Ducks vs. Farmington Farmers
After losing to Farmington the last time they met, Havana decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Havana Ducks blew past the Farmington Farmers 8-1.
Carter Brooks made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Brooks has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Brooks was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Jaron Boggs was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs. Landon Oatman was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Havana is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Farmington, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-7.
Havana will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against West Prairie at 4:30 p.m. Havana is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Farmington, they will head out on the road to challenge Peoria Heights at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Farmington is facing Peoria Heights at the right time seeing as Peoria Heights is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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