Bauxite made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Central, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Bauxite Miners put the hurt on the Central Tigers with a sharp 7-1 victory on Monday. The win was nothing new for the Miners as they're now sitting on three straight.
Avery Heidelberg and Tony Fox made a splash no matter where they played. On the mound, Heidelberg pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Fox didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). At bat, Heidelberg scored a run while going 1-for-4, while Fox went 2-for-4 with one triple and one run. Heidelberg also hit a double, marking his first of the season.
Ryan Hoskins
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In other batting news, Ryan Hoskins was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI and one double. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kade Deno, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Bauxite was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .417 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Bauxite's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 9.7 runs. As for Central, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bauxite will square off against Carlisle at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Central, they will head out to challenge ESTEM at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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