In what's become a running theme this season, Germantown gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Clinton Arrows a 10-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Germantown considering their one-run performance the game before.
Jackson Hood was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Hood has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hood was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Jackson Estes was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was RJ Shoto, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Germantown has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Clinton, they dropped their record down to 8-11 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Germantown will square off against Sumrall at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Clinton, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Terry at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Terry hasn't scored more than two runs for six games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
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