Baseball Recap: South Shore Takes a Loss

South Shore was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-4 heartbreaker at the hands of the Mellen Granite Diggers. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Granite Diggers this season, with their most recent loss being a 21-3 defeat on May 8th.

Eli Meritz made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI. That double marked the first that he has hit this season. Another player making a difference was Nathaniel Spuhler, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.

South Shore's loss dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Mellen, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.

As of now, neither South Shore nor Mellen have any future games scheduled.