After four games on the road, Lookout Valley is heading back home. They will take on the East Ridge Pioneers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Lookout Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Lookout Valley beat East Ridge 5-2.
Nathan Burnette and Eli Pell made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Burnette tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also only allowed one walk). Meanwhile, Pell kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Burnette scored a run and stole two bases, while Pell scored a run and stole a base.
In other batting news, Christian Chandler was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Lookout Valley pushed their record up to 8-8 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs per game. As for East Ridge, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-11.
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