Mount Airy waltzed into their game on Friday with 20 straight wins... but they left with 21. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Starmount Rams a 10-0 shutout. Considering Mount Airy has won 12 contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Rylan Venable was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Venable has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Venable was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Ian Gallimore was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Mount Airy pushed their record up to 21-1 with that win, which was their 11th straight at home. As for Starmount, their loss dropped their record down to 16-8.
Mount Airy has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Langtree Charter at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Langtree Charter has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.81 runs per game on average), something Mount Airy will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Starmount, they will be playing at home against Mountain Island Charter at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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