Baseball Recap: Paulding County Patriots vs. Douglas County Tigers
Paulding County won the last time they faced Douglas County, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Paulding County Patriots blew past the Douglas County Tigers 11-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Paulding County.
Ryan Yeomans spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jean Sanchez, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Caleb Rabren was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
On Douglas County's side, they got a good showing from Eli Matute, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Douglas County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Moore, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Paulding County's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-18. As for Douglas County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season.
Paulding County will have a chance to go back-to-back against Douglas County: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:55 p.m. on Thursday.
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