McLoud can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Stroud Tigers an 8-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for McLoud.
Not much got past Briar Lynch, who gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Stroud off the board. Lynch has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, McLoud got a massive performance out of Geronimo Hastings, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Marco Hastings, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI and a double.
On Stroud's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jessen Leathers, who went 2-for-2 with a double.
The win got McLoud back to even at 8-8. As for Stroud, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-6.
McLoud will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Prague at 2:00 p.m. As for Stroud, they will take on Chandler on Saturday. Chandler's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Stroud's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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