East Juniata's hitters rose to the challenge against a Blackhawks pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.79 runs allowed on Monday. The East Juniata Tigers skirted past the Susquenita Blackhawks 13-12. The victory made it back-to-back wins for East Juniata.
Kelton Bonnell was incredible, going 3-for-5 with a home run, six RBI, and two runs. Kolten Martin was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
On Susquenita's side, Derek Gibney was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Gibney was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, Drew Deaven was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Susquenita didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Juniata only tossed four.
East Juniata's win ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-9. As for Susquenita, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-5.
East Juniata will be playing in front of their home fans against Halifax at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Halifax is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season. As for Susquenita, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Juniata at 3:00 p.m. Juniata is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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