Boyd-Buchanan waltzed into their match on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the South Pittsburg Pirates an 8-0 shutout. Boyd-Buchanan might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Hudson Speares and Brodie Johnston did most of the damage at the plate: Speares went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run, while Johnston scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Xavier Embry, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On South Pittsburg's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake McGullion, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Boyd-Buchanan's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs per game. As for South Pittsburg, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Boyd-Buchanan didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 11-4 win vs. Hixson on the 16th. South Pittsburg has also already played their next contest, a 13-11 loss against Signal Mountain on the 16th.
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