Yorktown can finally bid farewell to their seven-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Runge Yellowjackets a 15-0 shutout. With that victory, Yorktown brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Dalton Eckhardt and Deagan Mungia were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Eckhardt struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Mungia pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Eckhardt has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Eckhardt scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Mungia scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Yorktown got a massive performance out of Colton Rogers, who went 3-for-4 with two triples, two stolen bases, and two runs. Rogers has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. Mathew Olguin was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
Yorktown's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-15. As for Runge, they dropped their record down to 3-13 with that defeat, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Yorktown will challenge Three Rivers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Yorktown is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Runge, they will head out on the road to face off against Pettus at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pettus knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past four games -- so hopefully Runge likes a good challenge.
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