East Hardy had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Monday. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the South Harrison Hawks. Six seems to be a good number for East Hardy as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
SHANE SISLER spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on GARRETT VANMETER, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of EVAN HAMILTON, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
On South Harrison's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Layton Wageman gave up four earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up six Ks. Wageman has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, South Harrison saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabe Ferrell, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
East Hardy is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for South Harrison, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 23-13.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: East Hardy beat South Harrison by a score of 8-0.
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