University Heights waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Crittenden County Rockets. The Blazers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Rockets, too.
Ryan Luckey
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Ryan Luckey made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Luckey was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cadence Gibson, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Pace, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
University Heights always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .533. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Crittenden County only posted an OBP of .304.
University Heights' victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-3. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Crittenden County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-4.
Coming up, University Heights will take on Hopkinsville at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Crittenden County, they will face off against Todd County Central at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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