Western Brown extended their losing streak to three on Wednesday, dropping them down to 5-9. They fell 5-1 to the Batavia Bulldogs. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Broncos of the 1-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2025.
Western Brown got a good showing from Braylen Fletcher, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those zero hits allowed gave Fletcher a new career-low.
As for Batavia, they pushed their record up to 13-7 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games.
On Batavia's side, Mason Patrick was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Larison, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
While Western Brown 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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