Summers County had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Greater Beckley Christian Crusaders a 16-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Summers County, who have now won 12 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Jake Boone and Colton Jones were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Boone tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Jones tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Boone has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Boone scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Jones went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ben Lane, who went 3-for-5 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Grady Allen, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Greater Beckley Christian's side, Eli Gunter was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Even though they lost, Greater Beckley Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Summers County only tossed seven.
Summers County has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Greater Beckley Christian, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-9-1.
Summers County will head out on the road to square off against Independence at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Independence's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matches. As for Greater Beckley Christian, they will head out on the road to take on Mount View at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mount View is coming into the game with three straight wins at home, so Greater Beckley Christian will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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