Capital can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Hellgate Knights a 22-0 shutout. While fans of Capital might be used to big wins, the 22-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Riley Chandler was incredible, firing off two home runs and seven RBI while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jolee Burgoyne, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Capital pushed their record up to 5-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.3 runs per game. As for Hellgate, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Capital will be playing at home against Flathead at 12:00 p.m. in their first game on Saturday. Capital's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Flathead's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Hellgate, they will head out on the road to face off against Butte at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Butte has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14 runs per game on average), something Hellgate will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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