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a battle of the minds.
Following their coach’s instructions, the Generals in turn either stepped off the base to be tagged out or swung at wild pitches. Coach Leake countered by stalling the game.
“I think we’re better off finishing on Friday because we wouldn’t have been able to see the ball well enough to hit. And Stonewall has to go with the same lineup, which means Abe Moomaw’s got to pitch. He’s their ace and they’ve got two games before Friday, so he could be tired when we see him again,” the coach said.
The Generals converted off two Panther errors in their first time at bat, one on a misjudged fly ball by centerfielder Bill Atkins, and took a 3-0 lead.
Atkins, determined to make amends, started RCHS with a double. Groves got on base courtesy of a booted ball by Stonewall’s shortstop. When Stonewall tried to catch Groves stealing second, Atkins stole home. Philip Daczewitz, Porter, and Smith followed with run scoring singles for a 4-3 edge.
The Generals regained the lead, 5-4, in the second only to lose it when RCHS batted, 6-5. In the third SJHS tied the score, but with bases loaded Wesley Jenkins laid down a suicide squeeze scoring Ellis, 7-6.
Rappahannock came close to getting the top three hitters for Stonewall in the fourth but Ellis misfired
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