Baseball Recap: Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Buccaneers vs. New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers by a score of 5-4. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Waterville-Elysian-Morristown of the 14-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Androli, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
On New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva's side, Deven Parpart spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits.
At the plate, Jordan Brouwers and Jared Lee did most of the damage at the plate: Brouwers scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-4, while Lee scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Larson, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-13.
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown will head out on the road to take on Maple River at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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