Baseball Recap: Conneaut Spartans vs. Madison Blue Streaks
Conneaut was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 5-2 to the Madison Blue Streaks. That's two games in a row now that Conneaut has lost by exactly three runs.
Bryce Spurlin was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits. Spurlin has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Spurlin was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Spurlin wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was J.R. Hutchison, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Conneaut's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Madison, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-2.
While Conneaut had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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