With a playoff game on the line, Morgan Township rose to the challenge on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Washington Township Senators 6-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Morgan Township.
Morgan Township got a great performance from Jack Wheeler as he struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Wheeler has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Bradley Farris was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
On Washington Township's side, they got a good showing from Nathan Winchip, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Drew Horvath was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Lang, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Morgan Township's win bumped their record up to 10-13. As for Washington Township, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-14 record this season.
Morgan Township will face off against DeMotte Christian at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Morgan Township is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses. Washington Township does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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