Graford came tearing into Tuesday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Bluff Dale Bobcats onto the board and left with a 16-0 win. Considering Graford has won five contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Reed Ferguson made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Ferguson has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Ferguson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kamdyn Richardson, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Mckennon Lemley was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Graford pushed their record up to 8-1 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Bluff Dale, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-16.
Graford will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Gorman at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Graford's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Gorman's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Bluff Dale, they will head out on the road to square off against Lipan at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lipan is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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