After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Beaverhead County, East Helena was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They blew past the Butte Central Catholic Maroons 9-0.
Kai Richey made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Richey was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Xavier Nunn, who scored three runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Beau Pearce was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI and one double.
East Helena always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .533. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Butte Central Catholic only posted an OBP of .269.
The win got East Helena back to even at 1-1.
Butte Central Catholic didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, an 11-4 loss against Park on the 28th. Hopefully East Helena payed attention to Butte Central Catholic's game: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on Butte Central Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on April 15.
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