Baseball Recap: Lewisburg Patriots vs. Arlington Tigers
Lewisburg is ranked highly in their home state and on Thursday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Arlington. The Lewisburg Patriots fell 7-4 to the Arlington Tigers.
Stone McCaughey was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Trae Cagle was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Cooper Bennett, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Lewisburg's loss dropped their record down to 20-8. As for Arlington, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Lewisburg is on the road again on Saturday to play Munford at 2:30 p.m. As for Arlington, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cordova at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Arlington will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak alive.
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