South Decatur had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over the Edinburgh Lancers. South Decatur might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven games by seven runs or more this season.
Devin Pate was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Pate has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Pate was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Corey Nugent, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Colby Rathburn was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
On Edinburgh's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jared Myers, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
South Decatur pushed their record up to 10-3 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Edinburgh, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-7-1.
South Decatur will have a chance to go back-to-back against Edinburgh: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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