Baseball Recap: Prague Red Devils vs. Mount St. Mary Rockets
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Prague's offense. They fell victim to a tough 7-0 defeat at the hands of the Mount St. Mary Rockets on Tuesday. Prague has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Mount St. Mary's part, not much got past Parker Hayes, who gave up just four hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Prague off the board. Hayes has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mount St. Mary let Cord Brown and Owen Kuklinski loose on the outfield. Brown scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Kuklinski scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshua Shropshire, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Prague's loss dropped their record down to 13-13. As for Mount St. Mary, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season.
Prague will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Tecumseh at 5:00 p.m. Tecumseh is coming into the match with three straight defeats on the road, meaning Prague will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Mount St. Mary, they will take on Newcastle at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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