In what's become a running theme this season, Stratford gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Rib Lake Redmen a 7-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Stratford sure is getting used to it with their tenth in a row.
Brady Berg made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Berg was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
In other pitching news, Stratford got a great performance from Drew Gage as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched.
Back at the plate, Stratford let Jack Tubbs and Riley Spindler loose on the outfield. Tubbs scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Spindler scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Tubbs is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
Stratford has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. As for Rib Lake, their loss dropped their record down to 12-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Stratford will take on Wittenberg-Birnamwood at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Rib Lake, they will head out on the road to challenge Marathon at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Marathon: 3, Rib Lake: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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