In what's become a running theme this season, North Putnam gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Cloverdale Clovers an 8-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for North Putnam.
The result came thanks to Jaylen Windmiller's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Alec Mckenzie was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kaden Helderman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Cloverdale's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drake Hoffa, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
North Putnam's win bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Cloverdale, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-7.
North Putnam will take on Crawfordsville at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. North Putnam's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Crawfordsville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Cloverdale, they will head out on the road to take on Eastern Greene at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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