Whitehaven waltzed into their contest on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 11-10 victory over the White Station Spartans. That's more bragging rights for Whitehaven, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The team relied heavily on Camron Osborne, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was KeShawn Lee, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
On White Station's side, Hayes Bennett and Michael Arnold stepped up to the plate in a big way. Bennett scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Arnold scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Julian Haddad, who scored a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, White Station didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Whitehaven only tossed six.
Whitehaven's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.4 runs per game. As for White Station, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Whitehaven will be playing at home against Middle College at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Whitehaven's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Middle College's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for White Station, they will head out on the road to face off against Memphis Central at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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