Tri-Valley stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 12-3 margin over the Ridgewood Generals. That's two games straight that Tri-Valley has won by exactly nine runs.
Kade Hindel made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hindel has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hindel was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Draven Spinks looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
Back at the plate, Tri-Valley let Nathan Better and Daniel Huffman loose on the outfield. Better scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Huffman scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Lamonica, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
The win was the third in a row for Tri-Valley, bringing their record for this year to 16-2. As for Ridgewood, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-13.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Tri-Valley will take on West Muskingum at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tri-Valley's pitching crew has only allowed one run per game this season, so West Muskingum's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Ridgewood, they will be playing at home against Newcomerstown at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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