West Davidson put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the South Davidson Wildcats a 16-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for West Davidson who now have six in a row.
Thomas Hester made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Hester has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Hester was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double.
In other batting news, Ethan McCloskey and Mason Miller did most of the damage at the plate: McCloskey scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2, while Miller scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Miller has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Nicholas Tierney, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
West Davidson is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for South Davidson, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-12.
West Davidson didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 14-0 defeat vs. Glenn on the 17th. South Davidson has also already played their next match, a 21-5 win against Lexington on the 17th.
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