The Mathews Blue Devils varsity baseball team shut out the King and Queen Central Tigers, 20-0, last Thursday, April 17.
Senior Colin Moore was dominant on the mound, throwing a no-hitter, striking out 14 Tigers, with only one walk. The Blue Devils had a strong day at the plate, slugging 11 hits and only striking out three times. Freshman Hunter Horsley and junior Danny Hogge both led the team with two hits apiece.
The Mathews Blue Devils faced off against the King William Cavaliers on Friday in a hard-fought loss to the Cavaliers by a score of 13-6. The Blue Devils held it close at 4-3 until the top half of fourth inning, when the Cavaliers hit a grand slam, which blew the game open.
Starting pitcher senior Justin Jones pitched 3-1/3 innings for Mathews. Jones allowed six hits and eight earned runs, while also recording four strikeouts. Blue Devils’ senior Christian Blue entered in relief and pitched 2-2/3 innings while allowing five hits, five earned runs, and recording two strikeout...