Harding extended their losing streak to three on Wednesday, dropping them down to 2-9. They came up short against the Como Park Cougars, falling 15-2. The Knights were not able to make up for their loss to the Cougars from their previous meeting back in May of 2025.
Harding saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Brown, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
As for Como Park, they pushed their record up to 5-9 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.5 runs over those games.
On Como Park's side, Eli Savolainen and Hector Caballero III did most of the damage at the plate: Savolainen went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI, while Caballero III got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one triple. Caballero III is becoming a predictor of the Cougars' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 1-8 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Thomas Klinge, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs and two RBI.
While Harding 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 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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