Baseball Recap: Winchester Community Golden Falcons vs. Randolph Southern Rebels
After losing to Randolph Southern the last time they met, Winchester Community decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Winchester Community Golden Falcons blew past the Randolph Southern Rebels 14-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Winchester Community.
Justin Cox and McCormac Anderson were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Cox struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Anderson tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. At bat, Cox scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Anderson scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Winchester Community let Dravin Whitehead and Jace Allen loose on the outfield. Whitehead scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Allen scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Colton Ruth was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Randolph Southern's side, Bryson Grimes was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Winchester Community pushed their record up to 9-5 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Randolph Southern, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.
Winchester Community will head out on the road to square off against Union City at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Union City: 2.5, Winchester Community: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Randolph Southern, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Monroe Central at 11:00 a.m. Monroe Central has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.06 runs per game on average), something Randolph Southern will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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