Miller County had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over the Randolph-Clay Red Devils. Miller County might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.
Dru Johnson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Johnson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Kolby Yates was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Felix Butler was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
On Randolph-Clay's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jes'us Daniels, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Miller County's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.1 runs per game. As for Randolph-Clay, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-5.
Miller County will have a chance to go back-to-back against Randolph-Clay: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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