Baseball Recap: La Farge Takes a Loss

La Farge had lost three straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 1-12 to make it four. They came up short against the Seneca Indians, falling 8-0. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Indians this season, with their most recent loss being a 27-0 defeat back in April.

As for Seneca, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 14-2. Considering they have won nine matches by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

For Seneca's part, Briar Wall and Gage Wall were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Wall didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Meanwhile, Gage tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Briar has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. At bat, Wall went 3-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Gage went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. That's the most stolen bases Gage has posted since back in April.

In other batting news, Kaden Roberts was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Oppriecht, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. La Farge will face off against rival Ithaca at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Seneca is set to take on their familiar foe Wauzeka-Steuben at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.