Depew won the last time they faced Mounds, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Depew Hornets had just enough and edged the Mounds Golden Eagles out 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Depew.
For Mounds' part, Dalton Nail was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Nail has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Nail was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Nail wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jathan Clay, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Depew is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Mounds, they dropped their record down to 3-9 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Depew will take on Davenport at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Davenport hasn't scored more than two runs for six games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse. As for Mounds, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Liberty at 6:00 p.m.
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