West Bladen came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Red Springs Red Devils a 1-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for West Bladen, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Garrett Dunham made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 18 over seven innings pitched. Dunham has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Dunham was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Dunham wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Hester, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
West Bladen's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-10. As for Red Springs, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-14.
As of now, neither West Bladen nor Red Springs have any future games scheduled.
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