Parkway South's hitters rose to the challenge against a Shells pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.69 points allowed on Saturday. The Parkway South Patriots blew past the Roxana Shells 11-4. That's more bragging rights for Parkway South, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Carter Crook looked comfortable as he pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Charlie Bennett and Brennan Nickerson did most of the damage at the plate: Bennett scored four runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4, while Nickerson went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Zack Shaw was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Roxana's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Briggs, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Parkway South pushed their record up to 8-3 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Roxana, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Parkway South beat Roxana by a score of 19-6 later that day.
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