Baseball Recap: Auburndale Comes Up Short

Auburndale extended their losing streak to four on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 10-6 in the process. They lost 12-4 to the Edgar Wildcats. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-0 on Tuesday.

As for Edgar, their victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-4. Considering they have won 11 matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

For Edgar's part, Leyton Schuett made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Schuett has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jase Apfelbeck, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Gavin Mauer, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double.

Auburndale has already played their next game (against Athens), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Edgar also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Chequamegon.