Vanden scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Everything went their way against the Wood Wildcats as the Vanden Vikings made off with a 13-4 win. With that victory, Vanden brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Ryan Cahalan tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Rhyan Solomon-King relieved him and did a solid job, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Vanden got a massive performance out of Isaiah Shahan, who went 2-for-4 with six RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base. Kekoa Grinton was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-3.
On Wood's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tristan Drummond, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base. Drummond has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Vanden's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Wood, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-7.
Vanden will have a chance to go back-to-back against Wood: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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