Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Scotts Hill). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Liberty Tech Magnet Crusaders a 15-0 shutout on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Crusaders: they've now won three in a row.
Jonas Howard looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Those zero hits allowed gave him a new career-low.
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At the plate, Jackson Crider and Silas Howard did most of the damage at the plate: Crider scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Silas scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Those two runs gave Howard a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Chandler Crider, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Scotts Hill was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .526. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive matchups.
Scotts Hill's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-10-1. As for Liberty Tech Magnet, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the loss, which was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Scotts Hill beat Liberty Tech Magnet by a score of 21-0 later that day.
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