Keystone Heights waltzed into their match on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They skirted past the Middleburg Broncos 9-8. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Keystone Heights also won the last time the pair played on April 2nd.
Austin Musgrove and Kenneth Guy made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Musgrove didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Guy tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Musgrove has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Musgrove scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Guy scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Andru Siemer was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Kerlin, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Middleburg's side, Maddox Lee was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Middleburg saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Skylar Gray, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Logan Alessi, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Keystone Heights has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which lines up perfectly with their 18-6 record this season. As for Middleburg, their loss was their eighth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-14.
Keystone Heights will be playing at home against Clay at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Middleburg, they will head out on the road to face off against Paxon School For Advanced Studies at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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