It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Reading ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out the Madeira MUSTANGS/AMAZONS 2-1. This was a revenge game for the Blue Devils: when they faced off against the MUSTANGS/AMAZONS on Monday, they had to take a 3-1 defeat.
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Charlie Hess spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Reading's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Connor Davis, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double. Carter Reed also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Reading has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Madeira, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Reading will challenge Princeton at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Madeira, they will square off against Clark Montessori at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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