Baseball Recap: Conneaut falls despite strong effort from J.R. Hutchison

By Team Reports Apr 29, 2024, 4:09pm

Baseball Recap: Conneaut Spartans vs. Lakeside Dragons

Conneaut was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 8-2 to the Lakeside Dragons. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Conneaut of the 10-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.

J.R. Hutchison put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits. Hutchison was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.

Hutchison wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Spurlin, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.

Conneaut's loss dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Lakeside, they now have a winning record of 5-4.

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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