Paulding's game last Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They never let the Continental Pirates onto the board and left with an 8-0 win.
Not much got past Grady Barton, who gave up just one hit and racked up seven Ks to keep Continental off the board.
On the hitting side, Paulding's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Blake Dunn, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Hunter Couts was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Paulding is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Continental, they dropped their record down to 1-11 with that defeat, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Paulding will take on Delta at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Paulding's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Delta's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Continental, they will head out on the road to challenge Holgate at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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