Lewis County waltzed into their contest on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Forrest Rockets. This was payback for Lewis County, who suffered a 4-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Brycen Mcdonald and Brayden Whitlow were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Mcdonald didn't allow a single earned run and only a hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Whitlow tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). At the plate, Mcdonald scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Whitlow scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Braylon Bean was a standout: he scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Ray, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Lewis County's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Forrest, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Lewis County will have a chance to go back-to-back against Forrest: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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