Southampton put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past the Sussex Central Tigers 15-5. Southampton's offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
Landon Cushing made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Cushing was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
In other pitching news, Levi Butler looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, Adin Brown and Riland Aldrich did most of the damage at the plate: Brown scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Aldrich scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Kingston Brooks was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Southampton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Sussex Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-5.
As of now, neither Southampton nor Sussex Central have any future games scheduled.
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