Pine Creek put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Vista Ridge Wolves as the Pine Creek Eagles made off with a 14-2 victory. The win was familiar territory for Pine Creek who now have seven in a row.
Ryan Prater looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kyle McDonnell was a standout: he went 2-for-2 with two triples, three runs, and an RBI. Ethan Olson was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base.
On Vista Ridge's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Baker, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Flores, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Pine Creek is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Vista Ridge, they dropped their record down to 11-10 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Pine Creek will face off against Rampart at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rampart is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season. As for Vista Ridge, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Doherty at 4:00 p.m.
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