There's no place like home for Summit Country Day, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They never let the Norwood Indians get on the board and left with a 12-0 victory on Tuesday. The Silver Knights not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 11th (when they won 14-2).
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Keller Minton made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out eight over 4.2 innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Summit Country Day is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 7-8 otherwise. Minton was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rylan Gentry, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high. Jack Phillabaum was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Summit Country Day hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in four consecutive matches.
Summit Country Day is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Norwood, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-10.
Summit Country Day will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Indians: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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