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Montezuma starting pitcher Lance Tate tossed seven shutout innings and Jacob Critzer drove in two runs and had two hits as the Braves beat the host Grottoes Cardinals 9-0 on Friday night in Rockingham County Baseball League action. Tucker Garrison was the starter and losing pitcher for the Cardinals. Tate allowed just two hits in seven innings with two walks and six punchouts before TR Timothy came on to pitch the eighth. Hunter Clever had an RBI double in the top of the ninth, Critzer had a two-run single to make it 6-0 and Owen Marshall drove in a run for a 7-0 advantage.

Michael Dansky went 1-for-3 at the plate and drove in a pair of runs as the Harrisonburg Turks pounded visiting Staunton 9-1 in Valley League action on Thursday at Veterans Memorial Park. Peyton Crispin went 2-for-5 for Harrisonburg and scored twice. Andres Rodriguez picked up the win on the mound, throwing six innings and giving up one earned run on three hits. He also struck out six Braves. Grottoes Tops Elkton Tucker Garrison threw seven innings and helped his own cause in a big way to lead the Grottoes Cardinals to a Rockingham County Baseball League victory against Elkton, 13-7.

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