Pinewood Prep stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They blew past the Porter-Gaud Cyclones 16-1. The win was nothing new for Pinewood Prep as they're now sitting on four straight.
James Peterson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Peterson has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Peterson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Carson Good and Max Poulakis did most of the damage at the plate: Good scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Poulakis scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Finley Taylor was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Pinewood Prep's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-6. As for Porter-Gaud, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-6 record this season.
Pinewood Prep will have a chance to go back-to-back against Porter-Gaud: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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