There's no place like home for Moore Haven, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 14-12 victory over the Sheridan Hills Christian Sharks on Thursday. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Thaddeus Johns and Colt Rhymes made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Johns pitched 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Rhymes pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Johns scored two runs, while Rhymes scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-5. Rhymes has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Moore Haven got a massive performance out of Joshua Blackman, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Wuilfredo Hernandez, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Moore Haven's win bumped their record up to 4-8. As for Sheridan Hills Christian, they dropped their record down to 3-6 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Moore Haven will take on Westwood at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Westwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season. As for Sheridan Hills Christian, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Pahokee at 4:00 p.m. Pahokee hasn't scored more than one runs for seven games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
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