The Vancleave Bulldogs will face off against the East Central Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Vancleave is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Vancleave had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 12-run drubbing they dealt East Central on Tuesday. Vancleave blew past East Central 15-3. The Bulldogs have beaten the Hornets the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Hornets has come to flipping the script.
Martin Shaw
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Martin Shaw was a standout: he scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Aidan Tapp, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4.
Shaw wasn't the only one working in the hit department: Vancleave kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in four consecutive games.
Vancleave pushed their record up to 10-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for East Central, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
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