Morrice had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five in Monday's first game. They never let the Bendle Tigers onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for Morrice, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Austin Gutting made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Gutting was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Joel Fisher was incredible, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Cartier, who went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Morrice pushed their record up to 5-2 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Bendle, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Morrice beat Bendle by a score of 11-2 later that day.
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