Sherwood had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over the Wootton Patriots. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Sherwood also won the last time the pair played on April 5th.
Corey Rowell` looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Liam Irving, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 4-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Seils, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Sherwood pushed their record up to 11-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Wootton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sherwood will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Poolesville at 3:45 p.m. Sherwood's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Poolesville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Wootton, they will head out on the road to challenge Clarksburg at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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