Martins Mill entered their tilt with Cross Roads with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They won by a run and slipped past the Cross Roads Bobcats 11-10. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Camden Holcomb was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Holcomb was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Martins Mill got a massive performance out of Luke Lucking, who scored two runs and stole six bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Lucking has been hot recently, having posted five or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. Jack Milligan was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI.
Like Martins Mill, Cross Roads also got a great game from a two-way player: Ruger Bane. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Bane was even better at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Bane wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caden Lookabaugh, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Morgan Powell, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Martins Mill's win bumped their record up to 5-10. As for Cross Roads, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-6.
Martins Mill will have a chance to go back-to-back against Cross Roads: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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