Somerset stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Casey County Rebels with a sharp 13-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Somerset.
Griffin Loy was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Loy has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Loy was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kole Grundy, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Connor Roberts was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Casey County's side, Andrew Price made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double.
Somerset is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Casey County, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-13.
Somerset will look to defend their home field on Friday against Madison Central at 6:00 p.m. As for Casey County, they will head out on the road to square off against Clinton County at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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