It was a good run, but Champion unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 4-0 to the New Castle Hurricanes. Champion was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the six matchups prior) but New Castle's pitchers proved too tough.
For New Castle's part, Dominick Mrozek looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Phillip Laurenza, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Dominic Miller, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Champion's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-6. As for New Castle, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-14.
Champion will head out on the road to take on Newton Falls at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Champion is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season. As for New Castle, they will be playing at home against Moon Area at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. New Castle is out to stop a six-game streak of losses at home.
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