James Monroe put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They blew past the Midland Trail Patriots 23-4. Winning may never get old, but James Monroe sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Peyton Gardinier made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Gardinier has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Gardinier was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with five RBI, a run, and a double.
In other batting news, James Monroe got a massive performance out of Kadyn Hines, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Hudson Boggess was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On Midland Trail's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Levi Shrewsberry, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
James Monroe pushed their record up to 15-7 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Midland Trail, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-14-1.
James Monroe has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Princeton at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games Princeton has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Midland Trail, they are on the road again on Friday to play Shady Spring at 5:30 p.m.
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