Overhills had lost four straight at home, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 5-11 to make it five. They fell 6-3 to the Jack Britt Buccaneers. The Jaguars were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Buccaneers earlier this season, when they won 2-0.
Overhills saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was K Berry, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
As for Jack Britt, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-10. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 6 runs in those games.
On Jack Britt's side, Cameron Byers and Alex Jones made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Byers tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Jones struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March. At the plate, Byers went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Jones went 2-for-4 with one run and one double. Jack Britt is undefeated when Byers posts two or more runs, but 5-10 otherwise.
In other batting news, Trace Fowler was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Jack Britt's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 5-9 when he doesn't).
While Overhills had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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