St. George had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Munford Cougars out 2-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as St. George's also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2022.
Rollin Crose spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, West Smith was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Quinn Showalter, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Munford's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Owen Boswell gave up just two earned runs on four hits and racked up 16 Ks. Boswell has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Munford didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. George's only tossed six.
St. George's now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Munford, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 10-6.
St. George's will head out on the road to take on Lausanne Collegiate at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Lausanne Collegiate's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so St. George's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Munford, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Millington Central at 6:30 p.m.
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