Malcolm can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Maxwell Wildcats a 12-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Malcolm who now have four in a row.
Luke Schmidt was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Schmidt has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Schmidt was even better at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mason Wisnieski, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Brixon Meyer, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Maxwell's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Coy Baker, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Malcolm pushed their record up to 18-3 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Maxwell, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Malcolm has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Malcolm will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. Maxwell does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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