After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Norris, Crete was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They came out on top against Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer by a score of 8-3. With that victory, Crete brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Carson Kotil was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Kotil was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other pitching news, Nick Wendt tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Mason Stone, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Alex Eltze was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
On Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Kreikemeier, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
The win got Crete back to even at 3-3. As for Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Coincidentally, the pair will both be playing Raymond Central the next time they take the field. Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer will host Raymond Central at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, while Crete will play them later in the day, at TBD.
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