James Buchanan won the last time they faced West Perry, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The James Buchanan Rockets came out on top against the West Perry Mustangs by a score of 12-7. The win made it back-to-back victories for James Buchanan.
Drew Crouse made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Crouse has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Crouse was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Parker Summers and Hayden Sanchez did most of the damage at the plate: Summers scored three runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Sanchez scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jimmy Bell, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
James Buchanan pushed their record up to 13-6 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for West Perry, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-13.
James Buchanan does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Perry, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against East Juniata at 4:00 p.m. East Juniata is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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