Shadle Park entered their tilt with East Valley with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the East Valley Knights on Wednesday as they made off with a 16-1 win. That's more bragging rights for Shadle Park, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Evan Lafferty made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Lafferty has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Lafferty was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Shadle Park let Tyler Yarger and Matthew Pugh loose on the outfield. Yarger went 2-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI, while Pugh scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Ridge Bryant, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On East Valley's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dakota Jackson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Shadle Park pushed their record up to 11-7 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for East Valley, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-16.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Shadle Park will play host again on Friday to welcome Clarkston, where first pitch is scheduled at 2:00 p.m. Shadle Park will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for East Valley, they will be playing at home against Rogers at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. East Valley is facing Rogers at the right time seeing as Rogers is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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