Smith County is 8-2 against York Institute since May of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Smith County Owls will head out on the road to square off against the York Institute Dragons at 6:00 p.m. Smith County is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Smith County's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Monday, when they got past York Institute's usually-dominant pitching crew. Smith County walked away with a 10-6 victory over York Institute.
Jaden Preston tossed a big game, pitching 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
Jacob Lapham
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jacob Lapham, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Riley Martin also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Smith County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive matches.
York Institute's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Smith County, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
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