St. Charles extended their losing streak to four on Thursday, dropping them down to 8-19. They fell 10-7 to the Warrenton Warriors. That's two games in a row now that the Pirates have lost by exactly three runs.
As for Warrenton, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-12. That's two games straight that they have won by exactly three runs.
For Warrenton's part, Jake Kirkpatrick spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered seven earned runs on nine hits. Kirkpatrick also scored three runs, which is notable because the Warriors are undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 8-12 otherwise.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ric Standley, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. He has become a key player for Warrenton: the team is 7-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-11 otherwise. Keegan Lehmkuhl was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
St. Charles and Warrenton could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Missouri Rankings. The Pirates will face off against Howell North at 4:15 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (279 vs. 99). Meanwhile, Warrenton (ranked 208th) will meet Troy-Buchanan (ranked 82nd) at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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