Bohn and Jan held Cheap Goats to only three hits, and timely solo homers from Tone and Jan proved to be the difference as they defeated Cheap Goats 4-2 in another tightly contested matchup between the two squads. The win gave Guac Boys a three game cushion over both Cheap Goats and Jack Shack with four games left in the regular season.
Bohn started for Guac Boys and he struck out Joey and retired Kevin in the top of the first.
Dinger took the mound for Cheap Goats, and Guac Boys took an early lead. Bohn led off the bottom of the first with a double, and when Tone grounded out, Bohn scored to give Guac Boys a 1-0 lead. Dinger got Alec to fly out to end the inning.
Cheap Goats answered in the top of the second. With one out, Christian hit a solo homer, tying the game at 1-1. Dinger flew out to end the inning, and the game was even.
Form and Jan were retired in order in the bottom of the second as Dinger settled in.
Guac Boys turned to Jan on the mound to begin the top of the third. Joey hit a one-out double, but Kevin flew out to strand the runner at second, ending the inning.
Guac Boys reclaimed the lead in the bottom of the third. With one out, Tone crushed a solo shot, putting Guac Boys back in front 2-1. Alec followed with a double, but Form grounded out to leave him stranded, and Guac Boys led by a run.
Courtlen and Christian were both retired in a quick top of the fourth as Jan continued to keep Cheap Goats off the board.
Jan provided his own run support in the bottom of the fourth, leading off the inning with a solo homer to extend the Guac Boys lead to 3-1. Dinger retired Bohn and Tone to end the inning, and Cheap Goats trailed by two runs.
Cheap Goats pulled back within a run in the top of the fifth when Dinger provided his own support with a solo homer, trimming the deficit to 3-2. Jan retired Conor and Joey to end the inning, and Guac Boys led by a run.
Guac Boys answered in the bottom of the fifth. Alec led off with a triple, and he scored when Form grounded out for the first out of the inning, extending the lead to 4-2. Jan followed with a triple, but Dinger retired Bohn to strand the runner, preventing further damage.
Jan returned to the mound looking to finish the game in the sixth. He retired Kevin and Courtlen in order to end the game, securing a 4-2 victory for Guac Boys.
The win moved Guac Boys to 11-5 on the season while Cheap Goats fell to 8-8.
W: Jan (2-1)
L: Dinger (4-5)
Game Notes:
Jan picked up the win for Guac Boys, allowing one run on two hits over four innings of relief.
Bohn started for Guac Boys, allowing one run on one hit and striking out one over the first two innings before turning the game over to Jan.
Dinger took the loss for Cheap Goats, allowing four runs on six hits in a complete game effort.
Alec and Jan led Guac Boys on offense. Alec went 2-for-3 with a double, a triple, and a run scored. Jan also went 2-for-3 with a triple and a solo homer.
Christian and Dinger each hit solo homers for Cheap Goats in the loss.
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