It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Plymouth ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Rittman Indians.
Lucas Distl
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Lucas Distl made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Distl was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with one run and one RBI. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (two).
In other batting news, Bobby Bowman was a standout: he got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lex Grose, who went 3-for-5 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Plymouth is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Rittman, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-14.
Coming up, Plymouth will be playing in front of their home fans against Mt. Gilead at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. As for Rittman, they will head out to challenge Central Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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