Baseball Recap: Wright City Wildcats vs. Orchard Farm Eagles
Wright City waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Orchard Farm Eagles 4-3. That's more bragging rights for Wright City, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Orchard Farm's part, they got a good showing from Titus Fisher, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits.
On the hitting side, Bryce Daniel was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Maxwell Kelch was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Wright City's victory bumped their record up to 4-8. As for Orchard Farm, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-7.
Wright City didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, an 8-1 win vs. Van-Far on the 15th. As for Orchard Farm, they will head out on the road to square off against St. Charles West at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Charles West is coming into the contest with three straight losses at home, meaning Orchard Farm will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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