Altamont stacked a 14th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Everything went their way against the Dieterich Movin Maroons as the Altamont Indians made off with an 11-4 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Altamont considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Keegan Schultz was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Schultz was even better at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other pitching news, Altamont got a great performance from Aden McManaway as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. McManaway has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Kaidyn Miller, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Ethan Robbins, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Dieterich's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Westendorf, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Altamont has been performing well recently as they've won 16 of their last 20 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for Dieterich, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-13.
Altamont will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Arcola at 10:00 a.m. Arcola will roll in looking for their 13th straight victory, something Altamont surely won't give up without a fight. As for Dieterich, they will head out on the road to take on Vandalia at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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