Decatur scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against the Kentridge Chargers as the Decatur Golden Gators made off with a 13-2 victory. Decatur's win was all the more impressive since Kentridge was averaging only 3.29 runs allowed on the season.
Jeremaiah Henning was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Henning was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Cervantes (CJ) Gatterson was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Nate Gilmore, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
On Kentridge's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Finlayson, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Decatur's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-8. As for Kentridge, their loss dropped their record down to 10-4.
Decatur will have a chance to go back-to-back against Kentridge: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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