Mark Twain can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Monroe City Panthers as the Mark Twain Tigers made off with a 15-3 win. The victory was nothing new for Mark Twain as they're now sitting on four straight.
Nolan Epperson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Epperson has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Epperson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Mark Twain got a massive performance out of Ayden Waters, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Brayden Moss, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Mark Twain has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season. As for Monroe City, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-8.
Mark Twain is on the road again on Monday to play South Shelby at 5:00 p.m. As for Monroe City, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Clark County at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Clark County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Monroe City's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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