Vancleave had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 12-run drubbing they dealt East Central on Tuesday. The Vancleave Bulldogs blew past the East Central Hornets 15-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Bulldogs also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2024.
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Martin Shaw was a standout: he scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Conner Mitchell, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Shaw wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Vancleave kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in four consecutive contests.
Vancleave's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for East Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
Vancleave will have a chance to go back-to-back against East Central: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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