Arcola stacked a 15th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past the Argenta-Oreana Bombers 12-2. The victory was familiar territory for Arcola who now have 11 in a row.
Tanner Thomas and Brevyn Whisman were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Thomas tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Whisman tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Thomas has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Thomas scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Whisman scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Caiden Helmuth was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Jackson Griffith, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Argenta-Oreana's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Mahan, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Arcola pushed their record up to 17-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Argenta-Oreana, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-8 record this season.
Arcola will face off against Blue Ridge at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Arcola is facing Blue Ridge at the right time seeing as Blue Ridge is stuck on an 11-game losing streak. As for Argenta-Oreana, they will be playing at home against Clinton at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Clinton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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