Baseball Recap: Rutland Hurricanes vs. Kendrick Cherokees
Rutland stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard in Monday's second game. Everything went their way against the Kendrick Cherokees as the Rutland Hurricanes made off with a 20-1 win. 20 seems to be a good number for Rutland as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Kurt Weiche spent all three innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Branden Andrakin was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Joshua Vinson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
On Kendrick's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Sparks, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
The win (which was Rutland's fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.5 runs per game. As for Kendrick, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-12.
Rutland will look to defend their home field on Monday against Wilkinson County at 4:30 p.m. Rutland will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive. As for Kendrick, they will head out on the road to face off against Central at 4:00 p.m. in their first game on Monday. Central hasn't scored more than two runs for six games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
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