Greenville won the last time they faced Reynolds, and things went their way on Monday too. The Greenville Trojans walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Reynolds Raiders.
Jack Strausser made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Strausser was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nick Solderich, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Brandon Stubert was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
On Reynolds' side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kolton Wilkinson, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Nehlen, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
Greenville has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Reynolds, their defeat was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-15.
Greenville will head out on the road to square off against West Middlesex at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Greenville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.1 runs per game this season. As for Reynolds, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Rocky Grove at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Reynolds is facing Rocky Grove at the right time seeing as Rocky Grove is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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