Baseball Recap: Le Mars Comes Up Short

Le Mars extended their losing streak to five on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 2-20 in the process. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 6-5 heartbreaker at the hands of the Jefferson Yellowjackets. Unfortunately, that's the fourth time they've come up short against the Yellowjackets this season, with their most recent defeat being a 8-2 loss on Tuesday.

As for Jefferson, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-21. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games.

For Jefferson's part, Nate Anderson was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Anderson was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

In other pitching news, Jefferson gave Seth Anderson the start and clearly made the right call: he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Anderson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.

Back at the plate, Kendall Bell and Garrett Denman did most of the damage at the plate: Bell went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI, while Denman went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Le Mars will take on rival Sioux City East at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Jefferson is set to challenge their familiar foe Lincoln at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.