Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin stacked a 14th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Covington Trojans with a sharp 8-2 win. The victory was familiar territory for Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin who now have seven in a row.
Micah Stanford was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Stanford was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Jordan Johnson was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Covington's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Levin Marcinko, who went 2-for-3 with a home run.
Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for Covington, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-10.
Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin will be playing in front of their home fans against Salt Fork at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home while Salt Fork has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road. Covington will take on Attica at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Attica has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.5 runs per game on average), something Covington will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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