RCBL Recap 7/21: Shockers Walk Off Bucks, Bruins Rout Cardinals, Reds Stump Braves, D-Backs Blowout Sox

By Dean Barker
​The RCBL Shockers came back from down 5-2 to defeat the Clover Hill Bucks 6-5. With the win, the Shockers improved to 17-8, while the Bucks fell to 17-7 and fell out of a first-place tie with the Bridgewater Reds.
 
Jaden Click (1-1) pitched the last two and two thirds innings and struck out five to get the win. Sam Imeson (4-3) gave up two runs in the ninth to take the loss. 
 
With the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth, Dawson Russell singled to left to bring home Luke Keister and Kaden Spaid and give the Shockers the walkoff. 
 
The Shockers will travel to the Stuarts Draft Diamondbacks for a double header on Sunday, July 23 at 4 pm. The Bucks will host a double header with the Broadway Bruins on Saturday, July 22 at 5:30 pm.
 
The Broadway Bruins produced a 18-7 offensive onslaught against the Grottoes Cardinals. With the win, Broadway improved to 13-12, while the Cardinals fell to 15-10. 
 
Colin McGuire (2-0) gave up six runs in six innings to get the win. Adam Dofflemeyer (3-2) gave up fourteen runs to take the loss.
 
The Bruins scored eight in the first and never looked back. McGuire and Ozzie Torres both went 4-5 with three RBIs. Broadway had 21 hits on the evening. Every Bruins batter had at least one hit or one RBI. 
 
The Bruins will travel to Clover Hill for a double header with the Bucks at 5:30 pm on Saturday, July 22. The Cardinals will travel to Bridgewater for a doubleheader with the Reds on Saturday, July 22 at 5 pm.
 
Nick Griffin took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and the Bridgewater Reds beat the Montezuma Braves 7-4. With the win, the Reds improved to 18-6 and took sole possession of first place, while the Braves fell to 9-16.
 
Griffin (2-3) pitched six innings and struck out four to get the win. Dylan Weatherly (0-1) gave up five runs to take the loss. 
 
Bridgewater scored two in the first and third, one in the fifth and two in the sixth. Chris Huffman and Noah Cornwell were 1-3 with two RBIs. Cornwell hit a two run blast in the sixth.
 
The Reds will host the Grottoes Cardinals for a double header at 5 pm on Saturday, July 22. The Braves will travel to the Elkton Blue Sox on Saturday, July 22 at 7:30 pm. 
 
The Stuarts Draft Diamondbacks slaughtered the Elkton Blue Sox 22-2. With the win, the D-Backs improved to 10-15, while the Blue Sox fell to 0-25.
 
Chaz Harvey hit a two run home run and Zach Roberts hit a solo home run for Stuarts Draft. Due to technical difficulties with Pointstreak, no other information was available from this game. 
 
The Diamondbacks will host a double header with the RCBL Shockers on Sunday, July 23 at 4 pm. The Blue Sox will host the Montezuma Braves on Saturday, July 22 at 7:30 pm.
 

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