Baseball Recap: Hume-Fogg Blue Knights vs. Maplewood Panthers
Hume-Fogg can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Maplewood Panthers with a sharp 20-8 victory. The win was nothing new for Hume-Fogg as they're now sitting on three straight.
Benjamin Brooks and Boston Harborth made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Brooks pitched two innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Harborth tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Brooks has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Brooks scored two runs while going 3-for-5, while Harborth scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Hume-Fogg got a massive performance out of Calvin Crenshaw, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brady Schneiderman, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
On Maplewood's side, Ca'Mory Davis was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing seven bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of EJ Haynes-Overton, who scored two runs and stole five bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Hume-Fogg now has a winning record of 13-12. As for Maplewood, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-15 record this season.
Hume-Fogg will head out on the road to challenge Westmoreland at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Hume-Fogg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.8 runs per game this season. As for Maplewood, they will head out on the road to face off against Antioch at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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