James Monroe had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past the Summers County Bobcats 5-4. That's more bragging rights for James Monroe, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Cooper Ridgeway and Hudson Boggess did most of the damage at the plate: Ridgeway scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Boggess scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Ridgeway has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Peyton Gardinier was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI.
On Summers County's side, Ben Lane made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was John Williams, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
James Monroe's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-7. As for Summers County, their loss dropped their record down to 19-8.
James Monroe will head out on the road to challenge Charleston Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Charleston Catholic: 3.4, James Monroe: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Summers County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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