Beardstown had lost three straight on the road, but on Saturday they dropped down to 4-7 to make it four. They lost 8-1 to the Quincy Blue Devils. The contest marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
As for Quincy, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-6-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games.
For Quincy's part, Noah Wells made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. That's the most strikeouts Wells has posted over his last two contests. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI.
In other batting news, Cameron Lawson and Kade Parkhill did most of the damage at the plate: Lawson went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, one run, and one double, while Parkhill went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. With that strong performance, Lawson is now averaging an impressive 1.1 stolen bases per game. Another player making a difference was Logan George, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Quincy beat Beardstown by a score of 12-1 later that day.
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