If Norview was feeling good off their 16-2 takedown of Booker T. Washington last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Norview Pilots took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Churchland Truckers on Friday. Norview has struggled against Churchland recently, as their contest on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Gustavo Martinez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played.
On Churchland's side, Cameron Duke made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Duke was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, AJ Boone was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Norview's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Churchland, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 11-4.
Norview will be playing at home against Deep Creek at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Deep Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season. As for Churchland, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Granby at 4:30 p.m. Churchland will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
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