Marlboro County stacked a fourth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Lakewood Gators a 6-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Marlboro County.
Cam Hunt made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Hunt was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base.
In other pitching news, Marlboro County got a great performance from Tristan Quick as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 5.2 innings pitched.
Back at the plate, WJ Allen was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brevin Locklear, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Marlboro County's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Lakewood, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-9.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Marlboro County will take on Camden at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Camden: 3.1, Marlboro County: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Lakewood, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Carvers Bay at 6:00 p.m. Carvers Bay is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.5 runs per game this season.
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