Kirtland put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Harvey Red Raiders a 23-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Kirtland.
Gino Blasini made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over 4.1 innings pitched. Blasini has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Blasini was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kirtland let Will Bates and Macguire Boyd loose on the outfield. Bates scored four runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Boyd scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Boyd has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Luciano Cantini was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Kirtland's win bumped their record up to 16-6. As for Harvey, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-17.
Kirtland will be playing at home against Villa Angela-St. Joseph at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Kirtland will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. Harvey does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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