Baseball Recap: Fort Hill Sentinels vs. Mountain Ridge Miners
It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Fort Hill ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Mountain Ridge Miners and snuck past 2-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Fort Hill also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Steven Spencer was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched eight innings while giving up just one earned run off eight hits. Spencer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Spencer was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Spencer wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Bobby Brauer, who went 1-for-4 with an RBI. Brauer has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
The win got Fort Hill back to even at 9-9. As for Mountain Ridge, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-15.
Fort Hill will head out on the road to take on Allegany at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Allegany will roll in looking for their 16th straight victory, something Fort Hill surely won't give up without a fight. Mountain Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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