Garfield had lost four straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 10-13 to make it five. They lost 8-0 to the Eastside Catholic Crusaders. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Crusaders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-1 back in April.
As for Eastside Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. The result was nothing new for Eastside Catholic, who have now won seven matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
For Eastside Catholic's part, Will Crain made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Crain has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ryan Long, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Kai Jambor was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one triple and two RBI.
As of now, neither Garfield nor Eastside Catholic have any future games scheduled.
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