Baseball Recap: Rome Comes Up Short

Rome was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 12-0 to the Villa Rica Wildcats. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 4-0 last Wednesday.

Rome saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Slatky, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.

Rome's loss dropped their record down to 7-16. As for Villa Rica, their victory was their 11th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-2.

Rome will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Lithia Springs at 5:55 p.m. on the 15th. The Wolves are facing the Lions at the right time seeing as the Lions are stuck on a 13-game losing streak. As for Villa Rica, they will square off against McEachern at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Wildcats 1.6, the Indians 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.