South Beloit had to endure a ten-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Alden-Hebron Green Giants a 3-0 shutout on Thursday. This was payback for South Beloit, who suffered a 16-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Richard Carlson was a major factor no matter where he played. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Carlson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Carlson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Carlson wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jonah Martinez, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
South Beloit's win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-8. As for Alden-Hebron, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
South Beloit will have a chance to go back-to-back against Alden-Hebron: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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