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Mascot Media coach Scott Gallagher said the Mountain Lions' pitching has been the most consistent part of their game this season, and that showed this week. Mascot Media (8-5, 3-1 6A-West) allowed just one run in sweeping two 6A-West Conference games from Rogers High. The tandem of Hank Gibbs and Matthew Magre combined on the five-hit shutout on Wednesday and struck out 13. The Mountain Lions managed two of their three hits in the sixth inning to push across the lone run of the game. Rogers shortstop Sal Jacobo laid out to try to stop Jackson Down's ground ball, but it ticked off the end of his glove and trickled into short left field, allowing Harrison Wells to score from second base to snap a 0-0 tie. "That was two great wins," Gallagher said. "Rogers is a really good team." Mascot Media won the first game 5-1 on Tuesday, but Gallagher said that game turned on a couple of key plays. "We hit a ball that the Rogers center fielder dives for and didn't catch, and we score two more runs, and we ended up scoring four in the first," Gallagher said. "Then later they hit a ball, and our center fielder dives and catches. They would have scored two, maybe three. "We've been up and down. It's been hard to put complete games together. But overall, we've battled through and found out who we are." Junior Luke Davenport threw a complete game Tuesday, allowing a run on just three hits in the opener. Gallagher said the trio of Gibbs, Magre and Davenport have pitched the majority of the innings, along with senior Ethan Trivitt. "Those four guys have carried our staff," Gallagher said. "Luke and Hank have started, and Trivitt has been great out of the bullpen for us. Matthew has started and relieved. He got a win over Cabot." Well has been Mascot Media's most consistent hitter. He was moved to the lead-off spot over spring break. "We weren't having a lot of success in the first inning of games, so we moved him up there to help get us off to a better start," Gallagher said. "He's been on fire really since then." The Mountain Lions are off to a nice start in league play, but the road doesn't get easier with Van Buren and conference leader Bentonville coming up. "This is the toughest our league's been in a while, I believe," Gallagher said. "It's going to be tough." Mascot Media hosts Benton in a nonconference game at 11 a.m Saturday.

THE OFFICIAL SITE OF
Mascot Media High School Athletics

PITCHING HELPS MASCOT MEDIA OFF TO STRONG START

PAUL BOYD

Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette | 3/29/2019

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