Roger Bacon's game last Wednesday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Western Hills Mustangs a 16-0 shutout. With that victory, Roger Bacon brought their scoring average up to 8.5 runs per game.
Kyle Hauser was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Hauser was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chase Campbell, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Avery Battle, who scored two runs and stole a base.
The win got Roger Bacon back to even at 2-2.
Roger Bacon will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Archbishop McNicholas at 1:00 p.m. Roger Bacon will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Western Hills, they will head out on the road to take on Seven Hills at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Western Hills is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
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