Taylorsville won the last time they faced Sylva Bay Academy, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Taylorsville Tartars came out on top against the Sylva Bay Academy Saints by a score of 8-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Taylorsville.
Taylorsville got a great performance from Landyn Booth as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Booth has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Reco Crosby and Trey Barnes did most of the damage at the plate: Crosby went 1-for-3 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double, while Barnes scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Noah Westbrook, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
On Sylva Bay Academy's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Levi West, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Taylorsville's win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-8. As for Sylva Bay Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season.
Taylorsville will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Newton at 7:00 p.m. Taylorsville is facing Newton at the right time seeing as Newton is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Sylva Bay Academy, they will head out on the road to take on Lamar Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lamar Christian will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Sylva Bay Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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