With a playoff game on the line, Tri-Township rose to the challenge on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Westville Blackhawks out 4-3. Four seems to be a good number for Tri-Township as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Cody Vernich was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Vernich was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Tri-Township let Dillon Stewart and Blain Rust loose on the outfield. Stewart scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Rust scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Rust has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
On Westville's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Hannon, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Tri-Township has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Westville, their loss dropped their record down to 5-15.
As of now, neither Tri-Township nor Westville have any future games scheduled.
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