Lookout Valley came into Thursday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against the East Ridge Pioneers on Thursday by a score of 5-2 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). That result was just more of the same for these two, as Lookout Valley also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Nathan Burnette and Eli Pell were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Burnette pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also only allowed one walk). Meanwhile, Pell kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Burnette scored a run and stole two bases, while Pell scored a run and stole a base.
In other batting news, Christian Chandler was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
On East Ridge's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Xavier Smith, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Lookout Valley pushed their record up to 7-8 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs per game. As for East Ridge, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-11.
Lookout Valley will have a chance to go back-to-back against East Ridge: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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