On Monday, everything went the Prospect Ridge Academy Miners's way against the Bennett Tigers as the Prospect Ridge Academy Miners made off with an 8-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Prospect Ridge Academy.
Liam Schilling made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits (and only one walk). Schilling has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Schilling was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Zeke Bote, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Isiac Rodriguez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Bennett's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Avant Dickens, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Prospect Ridge Academy's victory bumped their record up to 12-10. As for Bennett, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-11.
Prospect Ridge Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Kent Denver at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Prospect Ridge Academy has given up an average of 6.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. Bennett does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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