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Mount Pulaski did not score a run until the top
of the seventh inning when Luke Martin led off with a double and
Aaron Volle followed with a single. Preston Cowan drove in the
Hilltoppers first run on a sacrifice fly to center field. The
Hilltoppers were able to score another run after three
consecutive walks.
Cody Tobias pitched to one batter in the seventh inning,
retiring Liam Smith with two runners aboard.
The Warriors took a 3-0 lead in the second inning after three
hits and an error.
Athens added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning.
Luke Martin took the loss for Mount Pulaski. Martin worked four
innings, allowing three runs on three hits. He walked five and
struck out seven.
Aaron Volle pitched an inning in relief. He allowed one hit and
two runs. He walked two and struck out one.
Liam Smith pitched an inning, allowing one walk and striking out
two.
Davis Ishmael earned the win for Athens. He worked six and
two-thirds innings, allowing three hits and two runs. He struck
out 12 Hilltoppers.
Mount Pulaski’s record is now 16-4.
The Hilltoppers will host Pawnee on Friday at 4:30 p.m.
[Teena Lowery]
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