Mars suffered their closest loss since March 25th on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Taylor Allderdice Dragons by a score of 5-3. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Dragons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-1 on Tuesday.
Mars has also been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-8 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Taylor Allderdice, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-5.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Mars will face off against rival West Allegheny at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Taylor Allderdice is set to take on their familiar foe Fox Chapel at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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