It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Perry ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They walked away with a 9-5 victory over the Botkins Trojans. The win made it back-to-back victories for Perry.
Brady Shively and Brody Douce were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Shively pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Meanwhile, Douce struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). Shively has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Shively scored a run while going 1-for-5, while Douce scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, Hunter Scott was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. Jace Woods was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Perry is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3-1 record this season. As for Botkins, their defeat was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Perry will square off against Waynesfield-Goshen at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Perry is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. As for Botkins, they will head out on the road to challenge Bradford at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Bradford's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Botkins' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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