In what's become a running theme this season, South Decatur gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Everything went their way against the North Decatur Chargers as the South Decatur Cougars made off with a 10-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for South Decatur considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
JP Scudder was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 16 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Scudder has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Scudder was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Toby Bishop was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Corey Nugent, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
On North Decatur's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Burkhart, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
South Decatur's victory bumped their record up to 12-5. As for North Decatur, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
South Decatur will have a chance to go back-to-back against North Decatur: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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