Chatham put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Duanesburg Eagles as the Chatham Panthers made off with an 18-3 win. Chatham might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three matchups by 13 runs or more this season.
L.J. Morse made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off eight hits. Morse was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Chatham let Tate Van Alstyne and Jacob Taylor loose on the outfield. Van Alstyne went 4-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Taylor went 4-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Van Alstyne has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Kelly, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
On Duanesburg's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Reese, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Chatham pushed their record up to 4-0 with that victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Duanesburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Chatham will stay at home for another game and welcome Maple Hill at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Chatham is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 17 runs per game this season. As for Duanesburg, they will head out on the road to square off against Waterford-Halfmoon at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Waterford-Halfmoon is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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