Pleasant Plains stacked a fourth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past the Arthur-Okaw Christian Conquering Riders 16-2. While fans of Pleasant Plains might be used to big wins, the 14-run margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.
Cooper Shallenberg made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Shallenberg was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other pitching news, Cale Hatcher looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned run off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, Drew Green and Trager Shultz did most of the damage at the plate: Green scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1, while Shultz scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Shultz has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Charlie Severino, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
On Arthur-Okaw Christian's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cody Kuhns, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
The win was the third in a row for Pleasant Plains, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs per game. As for Arthur-Okaw Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Pleasant Plains is on the road again on Saturday to play Calumet Christian at 10:00 a.m. Calumet Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season. As for Arthur-Okaw Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Dundee-Crown at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Arthur-Okaw Christian is facing Dundee-Crown at the right time seeing as Dundee-Crown is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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