Baseball Recap: South Beloit Sobos vs. Earlville Red Raiders
It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but South Beloit ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Earlville Red Raiders 2-1. The victory was nothing new for South Beloit as they're now sitting on three straight.
Richard Carlson was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 18 over seven innings pitched. Carlson has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Carlson was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double.
Carlson wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Kaehler, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
South Beloit's win bumped their record up to 4-11. As for Earlville, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.
South Beloit will head out on the road to challenge Durand/Pecatonica at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Earlville, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Serena at 4:30 p.m.
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