In what's become a running theme this season, Sickles gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Middleton Tigers a 14-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Sickles considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Ben Durda made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Durda was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Logan Easterlin looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Jordan Yost was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two triples, four RBI, and two runs. Michael Bynum was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Sickles has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Middleton, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-17.
Sickles will be playing at home against Wesley Chapel at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Wesley Chapel: 3.5, Sickles: 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Middleton, they will head out on the road to challenge East Bay at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Bay will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Middleton surely won't give up without a fight.
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