There's no place like home for Chamblee, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Decatur Bulldogs a 5-0 shutout on Wednesday. This was a revenge matchup for Chamblee, as the team was forced to settle for a 9-8 defeat when these two played last Monday.
Joey David and Houston Buck made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, David pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Buck didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. At bat, David scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Buck went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cian Khajavi, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Chamblee's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-8. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs per game. As for Decatur, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Chamblee will have a chance to go back-to-back against Decatur: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:55 p.m. on Thursday.
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