Gallatin County put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Cobden Appleknockers with a sharp 15-5 victory. That's two games straight that Gallatin County has won by exactly ten runs.
Kaden Beltz looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Owen Wargel was a standout: he scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. Talan Smith was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Cobden's side, Hunter Pitts was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
The win made it two in a row for Gallatin County and bumps their season record up to 9-4-1. As for Cobden, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
Gallatin County will head out on the road to take on Agape Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Gallatin County will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Cobden, they will be playing at home against Crab Orchard at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The last four games Crab Orchard has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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