Indian River put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past the Norview Pilots 11-2. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Indian River considering their two-run performance the match before.
Joey Strauss spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on eight hits.
On the hitting side, Kalvin Murphy and Tyler Hill did most of the damage at the plate: Murphy scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Hill scored a run while going 2-for-3. Logan Riley was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Norview's side, they saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christopher Alcantara, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Alcantara has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Norview was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Indian River didn't hit any.
Indian River's win bumped their record up to 9-10. As for Norview, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-13.
Indian River will head out on the road to face off against Hickory at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Hickory is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. Norview does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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