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Inside Out
Modern-day illness, old-world cures
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This is a true-to-life story—a multi-faceted experience which we can all learn from. Whenever there is an immediate health situation that needs attention, the tendency of most people is to reach out for over-the-counter medication and/or prescription drugs.
Truth is, drugs are not the best cures for the everyday aches and pains that plague us. We should all remember that for as long as we feel physical sensation from a simple headache to a muscular twitch, there's a reassuring message—that we are alive!
So, whether it's minor pain or pleasure you feel, accept it has as positive sign that life flows strongly through your veins.
A young mother's pain
While many consider motherhood an easy task, it is one of the most challenging. Balancing the role of parent and wife is an art as well as a skill. And when the demands become overbearing, little illnesses are expected to be present themselves.
Katherine is a 29-year-old housewife and mother of two young children. Each morning when she awakes, a nagging toothache greets her without fail.
Constant visits to the dentist failed to solve her problem.
One day, desperate to permanently eradicate her predicament, she searched for cures in the natural world.
This led her to a spice called cinnamon. What a revelation it was to discover that one of its strongest benefits is to treat toothaches. A small tree which grows in South Asia and the Middle East region, cinnamon, which is a common kitchen ingredient, also has medicinal properties. There are two types of cinnamon—Ceylon and Cassia—both derived from different trees. But the true cinnamon is from Sri Lanka and is more delicate-tasting. The cinnamon that one buys in the supermarket is Chinese cinnamon or Cassia. Cassia has been used for thousands of years in Chinese medicine to treat various ailments.
What does cinnamon contain that gave Kathy quick relief from something that pained her for over a year? Cinnamon contains high antioxidant activity. Its potent oil has anti-fungal and antibacterial properties. A great source of manganese, calcium, iron and fiber, it has been elevated to the level of a reliable home remedy.
Sipping two cups of hot water mixed with one teaspoon of ground cinnamon, this helpless mother soon conquered her toothache. By sipping her homemade tea daily for two weeks, her nagging toothache slowly diminished in strength. Today, totally cured, she is down to a daily cup as a preventive measure. If you wish to ensure the effectiveness of a natural remedy, make sure it's organic (especially pesticide-free). While you may not be sure about the supermarket kind, there is always the convenience of consuming all-natural cinnamon in capsules. A unique find in Health Express, sister company of Pascual Laboratories, cinnamon can now be a safe and effective addition to your kitchen medicine cabinet. (Health Express, www.healthexpressph.com)
Cinnamon sprinkle
Make it a habit to sprinkle cinnamon on your food, salads, soups, toasts, pancakes, etc. Just a pinch or two is enough to get you started on your health regimen.
Affirm Today: "I am as delicious as spice."
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As of Wednesday, April 11, 2012
© Copyright 2015 Gwinnett Daily Post
LILBURN -- Ask his wife, and everything here is the result of Bruce Hosch's post-retirement boredom.
The fresh squash and cucumbers, the apple fritters, the 10-cent candies. Boxes upon boxes of tomatoes. Seldom-found sodas like Nehi and Cheerwine. The Main Street Market -- an old-timey, produce-and-a-little-bit-of-everything-else store right across the street from Lilburn's City Hall -- started out as "just something to do."
"He just had too much time on his hands," Maria Hosch said with a laugh. "I don't think it's healthy."
Bruce, who dabbled in a little bit of everything during his lengthy career in the business world, retired about 10 years ago. When he and his wife spotted the vacant building at 79 Main Street last fall, they decided to step back out into the community they've lived in for 32 years.
Bruce, a partner at Dexter's Farm in Buford before tapping out some 25 years ago, decided produce was the way to go.
"I told (Maria), you know, I think I'm gonna buy me a job," he said.
And that he did -- to the tune of 12 to 14 hours a day, he said.
On most mornings, Hosch makes the drive to the state farmer's market in Forest Park, picking up the freshest produce available. Tomatoes are a top seller back in Lilburn.
The store also sells a line of Amish goods, jams, jellies and other pickled offerings. Tucked away in one corner is a selection of candy from the old days, the type you can buy for a dime per piece.
There are apple fritters made fresh in the tiny northeastern Georgia town of Tiger, and plenty more.
The decor is Maria Hosch's idea, with fruits and vegetables out front, handmade prices posted inside and plenty of antique touches throughout.
"It's just what appeals to me," Maria said. "It's the kind of place I would want to come in to."
Plenty of other folks feel the same way.
Business has been steady and climbing. The store lost money in February, its first month, but turned a profit in March. Advantageously positioned across Main Street from Lilburn City Hall and the city park, and right next to the entrance for other walking trails, Bruce Hosch said they get plenty of foot traffic.
Advertising has been minimal, because it hasn't been needed.
"It's a lot of word-of-mouth customers," Maria said. "That's what I like. They go back and tell people they liked it, and then they come in and say, 'Oh, so-and-so told me about it.' That's how you know you're doing something right."
Said Bruce: "We see some of the same old faces every day."
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LovinLilburn 3 years, 1 month ago
I love the Main Street Market. I go there when I can and have gotten the best green beans, tomatoes and apples. I am hoping that it will carry Silver Queen corn when it comes in to season. I don't care if the produce is not local, as long as it's fresh. And it is.

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Meet Scott Brodbeck of ARLnow.com. ARLnow.com is a "hyperlocal" site that delivers the latest news for Arlington, Virginia.
Celebrating one year and three months since its launch date in January 2010, ARLnow.com has become a well respected source for news in the Metro DC Area.
From politics to food trucks, gossip and in-depth breaking news, ARLnow.com covers it all.
Mr. Brodbeck has been mentioned on main stream media sources like; The Washington Post, USA Today, NBC, TBD, and FOX5 just to name several.
With over 20,000 comments from his followers, most startups would consider this venture a success. However, Mr. Brodbeck believes success is not living off his "savings account!"
Now you're talking!
Please tell me a bit about yourself.
My name is Scott Brodbeck. I am 27. I graduated from George Washington University in 2006. I am currently in year 2 of a part-time graduate degree program at Georgetown, where I am working on my MBA. I was born and raised in Pittsburgh. After high school I went Los Angeles to Loyola Marymount University to major in television, where I discovered that TV just wasn't for me. I then took an internship here in D.C., and have been here ever since.
Can you tell me some details about your business?
I worked in TV since my senior year, first as a production assistant, then as a writer and content producer. I worked for 2 local television stations here, as well as a national news bureau. In January 2010, I had just left NBC; I couldn't make it work with my school schedule. I couldn't decide what to do next. I lived in Arlington, and tried to find out more about the area. I realized there wasn't much information out there about the area I lived in, especially online. The area was covered sparsely in the local weekly paper, a little in the Washington Post, and occasionally on the local news. So I decided to fill the void. Within 24 to 36 hours, I decided on a name for a web site, registered it, and started working at it as a full time job. It has been growing beyond what I imagined! I really focused on growing the traffic and putting up the best content possible. Recently I have been focusing on advertising. It is not very lucrative at the moment, but it's growing and I am having fun doing it.
How do you get the ideas for your stories?
Since I worked for about 5 years in local news, I had some good experience in sniffing out stories and developing those stories. That helps a lot. As far as on a day-to-day basis, I talk to my connections and sources. I talk to the lawmakers, business owners, and Arlington County officials. I cultivated good relationships with these people, so now they talk to me and tell me about things that are going on. I am on several mailing lists. I also have great readers, who will utilize our anonymous tip box quite often. When I first started, I had a hard time thinking about what to write about, but now I am never at a loss.
How many hours a day do you typically put in?
I probably put in about 12 hours a day, 6 days a week. I always have to spend time on school as well. I don't sleep much or have much free time, but I do love what I am doing, so it all balances out.
Is there any advice you would give to others looking to start their own business on balancing work and their other commitments, like school or family?
I would definitely say, establish some boundaries. When I first started, I would do posts throughout the day, even on weekends. I then decided I needed to set some boundaries. I said unless something big happens on weekends, I have to take them off. I decided in general to try to end my day by 5pm. I will still make advertising sales and check emails after hours, but I try set aside time for school and sleep. I have to constantly set aside time for school.
What would you say has been your biggest sacrifice?
I have had to sacrifice my savings account and my time. I'm making enough to pay my business expenses, but not to pay myself for personal expenses. Someday I will be able to, but right now I have to use my savings to live. I don't have much time to hang out with my friends or play video games anymore. I now see people once a month that I used to see every weekend, so time has definitely been a big one.
How would you define success?
For me, it's when people commenting on my stories and being engaged with my content. Each day last week I had articles that received more than 100 comments apiece. That is very gratifying, especially with all the sacrifices I have had to make. Financially, I will be a success when I no longer have to live off my savings account. When that happens, I think I will pop open a cheap bottle of champagne and celebrate. I think that may come this summer.
What would you say is the best way to achieve long term success?
I think what I am eventually going to have to do is hire someone or get a partner. I know that I can't keep this up forever. I haven't been able to take more than a 3 day weekend. I need a vacation at some point and need to strike a balance eventually so that I can make this a long term venture.
Where do you see yourself in 10 or 20 years?
If my site is still around in 10 or 20 years, I will be thrilled. This is a rapidly developing media landscape. The site I run is often referred to as a hyper-local site, and it's still an emerging field. I can count the number of people who run legitimately profitable sites like mine on one hand. But that's the way the news business is going. Independent, locally run sites with one or two people in charge, rather than newspapers with hundreds of employees, is the way of the future. I have no idea where I will be in the future, but if the site still around in 20 years, it will certainly show that we are doing something right.
Are there any other businesses around that you would like to emulate?
I very much admire what Howard Owens is doing in New York at the Batavian. He is a pioneer. So is Tracy Record at West Seattle Blog. Other hyper-local sites, like in New Jersey and Sacramento. People who are like me who are pioneers who are going out there risking everything to put out a great product that their readers and advertisers love, I have a lot of admiration for them.
What are the three top skills needed to be a successful entrepreneur?
Perseverance, time management, and interpersonal skills. All businesses are in some way or another interacting with people. If you can't deal with that, you probably won't succeed. Also, you have to know what you are doing. If you don't know your business, how can you make a living at it?
If you had to start this over again, is there anything you would do differently?
I would get more business structure in place earlier. Early on I had more time, I didn't have as many readers or pressure to have content on the site at all times. I would have learned more about how to run a business. I really had to wing it at first. I also would have taken the time to get to know the local business owners. They are the ones that would pay to advertise on my site, and if I had approached them then, who knows? That is one of the big ones.
If I gave you a million dollars, what would you do differently?
I would probably hire someone really good to do the reporting side of the business, while I concentrated on the business side, like sales. I would hire someone to do content. A good person for that is not easy to find. It's hard to find people who are good at writing and good at sniffing out stories, so I would definitely use the money to find the right person to help.
What three pieces of advice who you give to anyone looking to start their own business?
Know that it's going to consume your life. Stick with it. Be able to see the big picture over the short term picture. Also, befriend someone who has started a business, because it will make your life easier. Having a mentor or someone whose brain you could pick would be quite advantageous.
Is there anything else you would like to add?
Nothing that I can think of off the top of my head.
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Thursday, August 08, 2013
Imperial and ExxonMobil Canada Acquire ConocoPhillips' Interest in Clyden Oil Sands Lease07:55 EDT Thursday, August 08, 2013
- 226,000 gross acres amenable to SAGD recovery
- Acreage is near Imperial's Corner lease holdings
- Transaction subject to federal Competition Bureau review
CALGARY, Aug. 8, 2013 /CNW/ - Imperial Oil and ExxonMobil Canada have acquired ConocoPhillips' interest in the Clyden oil sands lease, 150 kilometres south of Fort McMurray, Alberta.
The Clyden lease is near Imperial's Corner lease holdings and contains 226,000 gross acres amenable to the in-situ recovery technique called Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD).
Imperial Oil Resources will purchase a 27.5 percent interest in the leasehold. ExxonMobil Canada will purchase the remaining 72.5 percent interest. The higher initial interest for ExxonMobil Canada enables it to bring in a partner, after which it will remain an equal partner with Imperial. The value of the transaction is approximately C$751 million (US$720 million) before customary adjustments. The transaction is subject to federal Competition Bureau review.
"The Clyden oil sands lease is a high-quality addition to Imperial's portfolio of oil sands in-situ opportunities," said Rich Kruger, Imperial's chairman, president and CEO. "This acquisition is consistent with Imperial's strategy to position ourselves for long term business growth."
Imperial Oil is one of Canada's largest corporations and a leading member of the country's petroleum industry. The company is a major producer of crude oil and natural gas, Canada's largest petroleum refiner, a key petrochemical producer and a leading marketer with coast-to-coast supply and service station networks.
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Gwynne Hogan
Gwynne Hogan is a WNYC News intern.
While New York State contemplates adopting the Next Generation Science Standards, about 50 teachers in the region have taken matters into their own hands.
One group of educators participated in a three-week intensive workshop on modeling instruction this summer. The different way of teaching science complies with the new standards by aligning student participation in the classroom more closely to what actual scientists and researchers do in the field.
"Traditional teaching is that the teacher takes control and gives the students all the information," said Allison Christian, who teaches chemistry and earth science at Celia Cruz Bronx High School of Music. "But modeling is that the students, they will formulate or come to a consensus of their own learning."
In traditional science classrooms, teachers supply students with a detailed ready-made experiment and leave them to fill in the blanks. With modeling, teachers present the lab equipment and guidance about what kinds of phenomena they should be able to observe — say the relationship between mass and velocity with two weighted carts on a track. It's up to the students to design and test out an experiment that will explore those variables.
"You get them to quote unquote play with the apparatus or lab equipment," Richard Premvaree, a physics and robotics teacher at Manhattan/Hunter College High School for the Sciences, said. "But it's playing with a purpose."
Still, Premvaree admits, his students may be a little hesitant about modeling.
"Students tend to be more comfortable with getting explicit directions… recipe labs and recipe activities," he said. "In these kinds of situations they're kind of figuring out for themselves."
STEM Teachers NYC, affiliated with Teachers College at Columbia University, has run modeling instruction workshops for three summers and offers weekend workshops throughout the year.
During a recent summer class, teachers paired off into gleeful groups and experimented with toy cars, spaghetti bridges and shadow casting, while testing out scientific concepts like acceleration, conservation of momentum and refraction of light.
"Physics happens all around you," Dan Berkley, who teaches at the Hudson High School of Learning Tech, said. "It's about finding ways to bring it into the classroom and about having the students make those linkages."
I am not a scientist or a science teacher, but your reply brings to mind a quote from JM Keynes: "Those, who are strongly wedded to what I shall call 'the classical theory', will fluctuate, I expect, between a belief that I am quite wrong and a belief that I am saying nothing new." In my case it is the latter. What you are describing sounds like a typical developmental lesson. In teaching multiplication of signed numbers, the students get answers to the four possible combinations ((+)(+), (+)(-), (-)(+), (-)(-)) by using repeated addition and number lines, and from these results they arrive at the rule. This technique has been around for decades, ever since the mistaken notion took hold that education was not about training but about discovering secrets.
I'll respond to the question and not the (abbreviated) profanity. Modeling Instruction utilizes a variety of tools and teaching approaches to get the students actively engaged. This means: 1. The students are collecting their own data, 2) They are talking about how to interpret it in their own words with their peers, and 3) They develop a model that makes sense to all of them (consensus) and that is consistent with the data and allows them to correctly predict the results of additional experiments. If you wish, I can make this even more specific using the language of a particular discipline. For example, in physics, the model could be a graph, an equation or a diagram encapsulating the idea that for a moving object there is a numerical relationship between the distance traveled and the time elapsed. The two simplest examples of the model are the constant velocity model, where the distance traveled is directly proortional to the time elapsed, and the uniform acceleration model, where the speed is directly proportional to the time elapsed. I hope this helps.
"But modeling is that the students, they will formulate or come to a consensus of their own learning." WTF does that mean?
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Sunday, January 1, 2012
Happy Healthy New Year!
17 comments:
- AnonymousSunday, January 01, 2012 6:41:00 PM
Swimming is so good for you!!!! It takes pressure off of your hips, knees, ankles, and feet. It is a great cardio workout and builds endurance. Even if you don't "swim", using a kick board up and down the length of the pool will work wonders. Pool aerobics is fun and social too.
Ok...ok... I will shut up. I guess I am a wise@$&.
Your PT friend
Grated carrot in a PB sandwich is good, too..sounds gross, I know but I swear it's tasty. I'm trying to give up my soda habit..baby steps, right? So I've switched to diet and I'll wean my way off. Good luck to us both!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSunday, January 01, 2012 7:32:00 PM
Happy New Year!
Have you try sauted or grilled vegetables; I find it is easier on the digestive system than the raw ones and taste better than the boiled vegies.
And for exercises, for starter, I go up and down the stairs, a couple of times a day, with legs streaching each time.
Take care of yourself the best you can.
Jules - Swimming wouldn't be so bad if I didn't have to put on a darned bathing suit!ReplyDelete
Yes, I love grilled vegetables and make myself grilled vegetable sandwiches all the time. But then I top them with cheese, LOL.
I will have to try the carrots in peanut butter!
I switched from Diet Coke to LaCroix flavored seltzer water last year because my son used to yell at me for drinking so much of it and now I only have a diet drink on occasion or when I'm eating out. Little steps is good. I don't even miss it now.
Looks like we are thinking very much the same with our food intake. I have been leaning towards less sugar and unprocessed foods now for a few years and 11 months ago now changed my diet entirely. No sugar at all, I think it is the worst thing ever. Lots of good oils like coconut and EVOO. Never heating OO as it turns into a bad fat etc etc. Up to 6 pieces of fruit, raw nuts, lots of vegies etc etc. I have lost about 30 pounds in that time with little to no exercise as I am housebound with a bad back after surgery and a fall. I think we are all turning back to more natural food and a less stressed lifestyle. Thanks for your post. Happy New Year from Australia.ReplyDelete
I have been trying to serve more veggies too, for my own sake and for DH's. I have tried several recipes for collard greens and have found a pretty good one. My DIL made a salad with some apple in it last night and I really liked it! It's the first time I've had that, but a very good idea. Good luck on your quest and happy new year!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSunday, January 01, 2012 9:41:00 PM
I agree, that darn bathing suit, and the water is always cold.
I hope I can find that popcorn around here it looks great . I will buy a box of the pretzel/crackers that will fill my need for crunch somedays!ReplyDelete
Yes a year of eating healthier is on the top of my list
Happy New Year!
Yes, I just got out my blender again today to start blending up my foods again as they are healthier. All this after I just got off of the treadmill. Can't say how long it will last but here's to hoping! ;DReplyDelete
Have a wonderfully healthy and injure-free New Year!
I absolutely agree , that bathing suit and the water........And when you step out of the pool....;it's so damned cold!!!!!ReplyDelete
I have pre-diabetic so i cannot eat a lot of sugar, after two years I have to say it's not that bad.
Thanks for the hints and incentive. As I sit in my comfy chair each morning with coffee, I tell myself or write down what I need/should be doing... some days thats as far as it goes. I've eliminated soda - now I crave water. Its a start!ReplyDelete
Best in this new year!
- AnonymousMonday, January 02, 2012 5:04:00 PM
May I suggest Penzey's Spices (mail order) salad dressing mixes? We tried them a year ago and I can't touch the store bought dressings now. I use MUCH LESS dressing and it has a lighter mouth feel.ReplyDelete
The best part is all ingredients are REAL. We love the italian and the country french flavors.
It's easy to change the flavors by using different oils and vinegars.
I had the same problem - trying to find a salad dressing that I liked that wasn't so darned high in fat. A friend introduced me to Kraft Light Asian Toasted Sesame reduced fat dressing. I love it!ReplyDelete
I eat a lot of veggies that I steam - you don't lose the nutrition with steamed veggies and you can make them as crunchy or soft as you want.ReplyDelete
Hello there,ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing with us your goals for this year! It is hard to find time to exercise and just so darn easy to put it off. Your veggies and eating unprocessed foods sounds great to me. Here's hoping that you meet all of your goals this year.
If you eat lots of peppermint chocolate you get heaps of greens!ReplyDelete
I, too, like everyone else am going to try to eat more fiber this year. More vegetables, organic if possible, and lots of fruit. I find grated beets in a salad, along with the carrots, is quite tasty, and you can steam the beet tops or stuff them with cooked rice and onions. I also found a recipe for ratatouille in a Suzanne Sumers cookbook that is delicious. It can be eaten hot or cold, great for lunch as well as dinner. Good luck in your quest for a good-tasting, natural low-cal dressing. Be sure and let us know if you find one.ReplyDelete


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City's health costs going down
The Henderson City Commission renewed its health insurance plan for city employees Tuesday which -- because employees have been healthier -- will probably save the city money.
"Our costs, believe it or not, are going down and not substantially increasing as much as the national increase is," said Frances Maloney, city employee benefits coordinator, who attributed that to employees taking better care of themselves. "It really does help. This year we had only one person go into stop loss."
Stop loss is a type insurance policy on an insurance policy. It kicks in when costs for an employee with major medical problems rise above $140,000.
The city's health insurance plan is administered by MedBen Administrators, and the total cost for the coming fiscal year for 409 employees and their families will be $382,597.
Human Resources Director Connie Galloway explained that MedBen has offered the city a reduction in premium through a one-time payment of $55,000.
"It's really not $55,000 ... it's $32,000" with the city's savings, said Commissioner Mike Farmer. "We're sort of hedging our bet there."
"We're anticipating we won't have anyone go into stop-loss this year because we've had such a good year," said Galloway. "Either way, it'll be a cost savings to the city and still have very high-quality coverage."
Galloway also presented to the commission a new wellness program that "looks to be quite impressive. It not only is going to eliminate duplicate testing ... it also increases protection of the private information of the participants. And it's more cost-effective."


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Many are rising against me;
many are saying to me,
"There is no help for you in God.
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my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.
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By Josh Brown
Sports Editor
TROY — Zach Kendall pitched like he has all year.
Alex Demore and Collin Moeller continued to heat up as they have the past couple of weeks.
And in the end after threatening the first couple of innings but getting nothing, Troy (15-9) broke through Friday against Fairborn and Kendall tossed a four-hit shutout — and got a pair of big plays at the plate to preserve it — in a 5-0 Trojan victory at Market Street Field.
With the way Kendall was throwing — and the way the defense was playing — all Troy was likely to need was one run.
After giving up a one-out walk and a stolen base in the first inning, Kendall struck out the next two batters to leave a runner in scoring position. Fairborn got a leadoff double in the second, but again Kendall worked his way out of trouble. And in the third, Fairborn (10-16) tried to score a runner from second on a bunt after Kendall had thrown to first for one out, but Demore threw home to starting catcher Tyler Lambert — a JV call-up — who applied the tag to finish off the double play.
And in the fourth, Fairborn threatened again with a one-out double followed directly by a single up the middle, but center fielder Greg Johnson threw it in to Kevin McGraw, who relayed it to Alex Magoteaux at the plate to nail another runner trying to score from second.
After that, Kendall set down the next seven he faced before hitting the leadoff hitter in the ninth. That runner made it to third with one out, but Kendall got two strikeouts to close out the game. He finished with 10 strikeouts, one walk and two hit-batters.
"Zach threw the ball well and battled today," Troy coach Ty Welker said. "He did exactly what he's supposed to do, exactly what he's done all year for us."
Still, Troy needed to put some numbers up of its own to actually post the win. In each of the first two innings, however, the first two batters reached base with no one out — and the Trojans came up empty both times.
"We were concerned early on since we left so many guys on base," Welker said. "Twice we got two on with no outs and couldn't score. You just can't do that. But we finally scored in the third and broke it open."
Kevin McGraw hit a one-out double to start the third-inning rally, and Trenton Wood was hit by a pitch to put two on again. After a flyout and a wild pitch put runners on second and third with two outs, Demore came up with a clutch double by driving the ball to the gap in right-center, plating both runners to give Troy a 2-0 lead. Moeller followed that up with an RBI single past a diving Fairborn shortstop, scoring Demore from second to make it a 3-0 game.
"Alex has been hitting well, and Collin hit the ball hard on the ground today," Welker said. "Fly balls get caught. I like hard line drives or ground balls, and Collin did a good job of hitting those today."
Moeller finished the day 3 for 4 with an RBI and a run, scoring on an RBI single by pinch hitter Dalton Cascaden in the fifth, and Demore added a third RBI on a sac fly in the sixth inning.
"Alec has been hitting well the past couple weeks, and Collin is coming on, too," Welker said. "About the middle of last week, Collin started swinging the bat better and putting the ball in play and hitting to all fields, so he's been in the lineup more. He's earned it."
All of Troy's RBIs on the night came from hitters in the sixth spot in the lineup or lower, a turn from the weekend's doubleheader sweep of Tippecanoe where the majority of the production came from the top and meat of the order.
"That's the way we've been all season. If you look at our stats, there's not one person dominating — which is nice," Welker said. "When we get guys in scoring position, I feel comfortable with whoever is coming up. There's no easy out in the lineup, and that's a sign of a good team."
Troy finishes the regular season at Northmont today before kicking off tournament play Thursday at home with the winner of Monday's Wayne-Greenville game.
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