Baseball Recap: Southern Fulton Indians vs. Meyersdale Red Raiders
Southern Fulton scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Meyersdale Red Raiders as the Southern Fulton Indians made off with a 26-3 victory. Considering Southern Fulton has won six games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Joel Fitz and Trentin Cain made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Fitz pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Cain struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). At the plate, Fitz scored five runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Cain scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ethan Powell, who scored five runs and stole a base while getting on base in all six of his plate appearances. Brady Dressel was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with four RBI and two runs.
On Meyersdale's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Hainsworth, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Southern Fulton pushed their record up to 14-2 with that win, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Meyersdale, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-11.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Southern Fulton will take on Northern Bedford County at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Meyersdale, they will head out on the road to challenge Windber at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Windber and Meyersdale are at an even 4-4 over their past eight head-to-heads.
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