There's no place like home for West Bladen, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Clinton Dark Horses a 7-0 shutout on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won three games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Brady Durden, who gave up just four hits and racked up six Ks to keep Clinton off the board. Durden has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, West Bladen let Tyler Lewis and JT Hepler run wild. Lewis went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, one triple, and two RBI, while Hepler went 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Hunter Hester, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Knights
| 04/04/25 vs Clinton | 7-0 |
| 03/28/25 vs St. Pauls | 13-3 |
| 03/03/25 vs East Columbus | 11-10 |
| 02/27/25 vs Hoggard | 9-8 |
| 05/03/24 vs Red Springs | 1-0 |
| + 3 more games |
West Bladen's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.9 runs on average over those games. As for Clinton, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-4.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. West Bladen will take on rival Midway at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Clinton is set to face off against their familiar foe Red Springs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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