While Belmont put up some runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Smithville. The Belmont Cardinals blew past the Smithville Seminoles 10-0. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by ten runs or more this season.
Peyton Pharr
| 02/28/25 vs Smithville | 5 |
| 02/25/25 vs Myrtle | 3 |
| 04/16/24 vs Ingomar | 1 |
| 02/20/24 @ New Site | 1 |
Peyton Pharr made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only a hit over six innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Brayden Smith was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Collier Clark, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Belmont has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. Smithville is on a 13-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-10.
Coming up, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Cardinals face off against the Tigers at 3:30 a.m. on Saturday. Belmont's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Red Bay's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Smithville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Hatley at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hatley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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