Stuarts Draft won against East Rockingham last Wednesday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Stuarts Draft Cougars sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over the Wilson Memorial Green Hornets. Winning may never get old, but Stuarts Draft sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Spenser Gates spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on eight hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Stuarts Draft's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Christian Hoke, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Stuarts Draft's win bumped their record up to 4-7. As for Wilson Memorial, they dropped their record down to 6-6 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Stuarts Draft will square off against Fort Defiance at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Stuarts Draft has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Wilson Memorial, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Alleghany at 6:00 p.m. Alleghany's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Wilson Memorial's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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