Biggsville West Central had lost eight straight at home, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 4-16 to make it nine. They fell just short of the Augusta Southeastern Suns by a score of 3-2. The Heat were red-hot at the plate heading into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior), but the Suns' pitchers proved too tough.
Biggsville West Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gage Stimpson, who went 2-for-4 with one RBI.
As for Augusta Southeastern, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-9. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs in those games.
On Augusta Southeastern's side, the team relied heavily on Brady McClintock, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. McClintock is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games he's played. Clarence Billingsley also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Biggsville West Central didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 12-6 defeat against Stark County on the 30th. As for Augusta Southeastern, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, an 8-0 loss against Brown County on the 30th.
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