Baseball Recap: Mt. Rainier Rams vs. Kentwood Conquerors
Mt. Rainier was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell just short of the Kentwood Conquerors by a score of 3-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Mt. Rainier of the 4-3 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on Thursday.
Mt. Rainier saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Johnny Hall, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI. Hall hasn't dropped below three hits for three straight games.
On Kentwood's side, they got a great performance from K.J. Johnson as he pitched 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Jack Coleman and Jackson Dulay did most of the damage at the plate: Coleman went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI, while Dulay scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Mt. Rainier now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Kentwood, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Mt. Rainier does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Kentwood, they will head out on the road to square off against Federal Way at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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