Rock Port has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the South Holt Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Monday, Rock Port got the win against North Nodaway by a conclusive 17-2. That's two games straight that Rock Port has won by exactly 15 runs.
Corbyn Jakub and Ozey Hurst made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Jakub tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Hurst pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Jakub has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Jakub scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Hurst scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Dylan Lair and Westyn Amthor did most of the damage at the plate: Lair scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3, while Amthor went 2-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Cade Makings, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, South Holt had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Wildkats a 10-0 shutout.
Like Rock Port, South Holt also got a great game from a two-way player: Hayes Weller. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Weller was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cole Medsker, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
Rock Port is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for South Holt, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3.
Rock Port came up short against South Holt when the teams last played back in March, falling 11-8. Can Rock Port avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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