Crawford County came into Friday's matchup having lost nine straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They had just enough and edged the Rock Creek Academy Lions out 8-7. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Crawford County also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
For Rock Creek Academy's part, Dylan Parente was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up five earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Parente was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Liam Paro made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Crawford County's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-10. As for Rock Creek Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4.
Crawford County will be playing in front of their home fans against Perry Central at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The last three games Perry Central has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Rock Creek Academy, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Shawe Memorial at 3:30 p.m. Shawe Memorial has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.57 runs per game on average), something Rock Creek Academy will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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