Summers County stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past the Mount View Golden Knights 12-2. Winning may never get old, but Summers County sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Jake Boone spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on one hit and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Colton Jones, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Robey Brown, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Mount View's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Muncy, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Mount View didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Summers County only tossed eight.
Summers County pushed their record up to 9-2 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 11 runs. As for Mount View, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2.
Summers County will take on Midland Trail at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Summers County's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Midland Trail's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Mount View, they will head out on the road to take on Pocahontas County at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Mount View is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12.7 runs per game this season.
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