Baseball Recap: Alvin Yellowjackets vs. Alief Hastings Bears
Alvin's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. They never let the Alief Hastings Bears onto the board and left with a 16-0 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Alvin also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Peyton Kitchens made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Kitchens has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Kitchens was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Easton Burgess, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Caden Burgess, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Alvin has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-15-1 record this season. As for Alief Hastings, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 13 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-20 record this season.
Alvin didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 10-4 loss vs. Bridgeland on the 20th. As for Alief Hastings, they will be playing at home against Pearland at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pearland is coming into the contest with six straight victories on the road, so Alief Hastings will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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