McConnellsburg put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Forbes Road with a sharp 16-3 win. That's more bragging rights for McConnellsburg, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Kade Gress looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, McConnellsburg got a massive performance out of Reese Alexander, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Ben Sattazahn, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
The victory made it two in a row for McConnellsburg and bumps their season record up to 12-3. As for Forbes Road, they dropped their record down to 1-14 with that defeat, which was their eighth straight at home.
McConnellsburg will take on Everett at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. McConnellsburg's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Everett's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Forbes Road, they will head out on the road to square off against Northern Bedford County at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Northern Bedford County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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