Moscow extended their postseason success on Thursday against Minico. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Minico Spartans a 6-0 shutout. Moscow is really starting to get used to good results now that the team's won 11 straight.
Not much got past Levi Anderson, who gave up just one hit and racked up 11 Ks to keep Minico off the board. Anderson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Moscow's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jack Driskill, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Moscow pushed their record up to 18-7 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Minico, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-11.
Moscow will face off against Blackfoot at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Blackfoot will roll in looking for their 13th straight victory, something Moscow surely won't give up without a fight. As for Minico, they are on the road again on Friday to play Pocatello at 10:00 a.m. Pocatello is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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