Galatia/Thompsonville put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Fighting Cardinals as the Galatia/Thompsonville Bearcats made off with a 14-4 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Galatia/Thompsonville also won the last time the pair played back in March.
AJ Downing was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Downing has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Downing was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Colin Jenkins was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jake Allen, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
The win made it two in a row for Galatia/Thompsonville and bumps their season record up to 8-4-2. As for Norris City-Omaha-Enfield, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Hardin County the next time they take the field. Galatia/Thompsonville will host Hardin County at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, while Norris City-Omaha-Enfield will host them at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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