St. Elizabeth's hitters rose to the challenge against a Cardinals pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.46 points allowed on Friday. The St. Elizabeth Hornets blew past the Tipton Cardinals 12-1. With that victory, St. Elizabeth brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Isaac Green was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Green was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Aiden Otto looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Back at the plate, Gavin Williams was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Nick Heckemeyer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
St. Elizabeth pushed their record up to 6-4 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Tipton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-5.
St. Elizabeth will face off against California on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (St. Elizabeth: 4.1, California: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Tipton, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Christian. Tipton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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