Towanda extended their losing streak to three on Tuesday, dropping them down to 5-8. They fell 7-3 to the Troy Trojans. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Trojans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 14-13 two weeks ago.
Harper Welles made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs.
As for Troy, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-5. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games.
On Troy's side, they gave Vinnie Colton the start and clearly made the right call: he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Colton has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Troy got a massive performance out of Mason Smith, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Smith has become a key player for the Trojans: the team is 9-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 1-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Brendan Gilliland, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Towanda will take on rival Williamson at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Troy is set to challenge their familiar foe Northeast Bradford at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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