Colonial Forge entered their tilt with Stafford with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over the Stafford Indians on Monday. Six seems to be a good number for Colonial Forge as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
For Stafford's part, Max Hedges put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hedges has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Hedges was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Hedges wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Bronson Shaikh, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Colonial Forge is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Stafford, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
Colonial Forge will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Mountain View, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. The last three games Colonial Forge has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Stafford does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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