Myrtle came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Jumpertown Cardinals a 16-0 shutout. While the Hawks didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Drew Stanton
| 03/07/25 vs Jumpertown | 9 |
| 03/01/25 @ Biggersville | 8 |
| 03/23/24 vs Potts Camp | 7 |
| 02/21/25 vs New Site | 6 |
| 02/13/25 vs Mantachie | 6 |
Drew Stanton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Myrtle got a massive performance out of Keaton Butler, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. That's the most hits Butler has posted since back in April of 2024. Hunter Davis was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Myrtle always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .735. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .526 or higher in four consecutive matches.
Myrtle's win bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Jumpertown, their defeat was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-5.
Coming up, Myrtle will take on Washington at 12:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Jumpertown, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Shannon at 6:30 p.m. Jumpertown has given up an average of 11.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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