Lewis County can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Robert C. Byrd Eagles as the Lewis County Minutemen made off with a 13-3 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Lewis County considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Trenton Hunt made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Hunt has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hunt was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Luke Clem was a standout: he scored four runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Brayden Carder was another key contributor, getting on base in four of his six plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
On Robert C. Byrd's side, Saverio Destito was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Lewis County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Robert C. Byrd, their defeat was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 9-13.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lewis County will take on East Fairmont at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. East Fairmont's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Lewis County's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Robert C. Byrd, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Lincoln at 5:00 p.m. Robert C. Byrd is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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