Smith County stacked a third blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past the York Institute Dragons 12-2. While fans of Smith County might be used to big wins, the ten-run margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.
Weston Vance tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Bennett Gammon was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Testa, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, York Institute didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
The win for Smith County keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs per game. As for York Institute, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-2.
Smith County will have a chance to go back-to-back against York Institute: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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