Biggersville came tearing into Thursday's match with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.9 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Wheeler Eagles a 10-0 shutout. Biggersville might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won ten games by ten runs or more this season.
Luke Overstreet and Drew Rowsey made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Overstreet tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Rowsey struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Overstreet has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Overstreet scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Rowsey scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Zailis Blackmon was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Tre Gunn was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a stolen base.
Biggersville's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-1. As for Wheeler, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-12.
Biggersville will be playing at home against Belmont at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Wheeler, they will head out on the road to take on Houlka at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Wheeler is facing Houlka at the right time seeing as Houlka is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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