In what's become a running theme this season, Bethel gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over the Harrah Panthers. Bethel's victory was all the more impressive since Harrah was averaging only 3.58 runs allowed on the season.
The team relied heavily on AJ Carpenter, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Antonio Ray Rivera was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Harrah's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Heath Whitmore, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Harrah didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bethel only tossed seven.
Bethel is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Harrah, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8.
Bethel will take on Cache at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Bethel is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season. As for Harrah, they will head out on the road to take on Newcastle at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Newcastle: 3.4, Harrah: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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