In what's become a running theme this season, Summers County gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Montcalm Generals as the Summers County Bobcats made off with a 16-4 win. That's more bragging rights for Summers County, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Matthew Cox was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Cox was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Brandan Isaac and Ben Lane did most of the damage at the plate: Isaac scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Lane scored three runs and stole five bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Grady Allen, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
The victory made it two in a row for Summers County and bumps their season record up to 8-2. As for Montcalm, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Summers County will square off against Mount View at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Summers County's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Mount View's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Montcalm, they will head out on the road to challenge Richwood at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Richwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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