Baseball Recap: St. Charles West Takes a Loss

St. Charles West extended their losing streak to four on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 10-11 in the process. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Winfield. The game snapped a strange streak: the last three times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.

As for Winfield, the win snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-9 record. The game snapped a strange streak: the last three times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.

For Winfield's part, Maison Pruitt spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on three hits. Pruitt has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Winfield saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was DJ Barth, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. That stolen base was Barth's first of the season.

While St. Charles West had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.