Hurricane fell victim to Desert Hills and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Desert Hills Thunder by a score of 1-0. Hurricane's loss continues an unfortunate trend for the team, making it six in a row.
John Raddatz was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he kept things locked down with no earned run or hits while striking out six over six innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Hurricane saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brycen McCauley, who went 2-for-2 with a triple.
On Desert Hills' side, Andrew Wiley tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched. Harmon Skeen relieved him and did a solid job, tossing 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
Hurricane's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Desert Hills, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 13-4.
Hurricane will be playing at home against Virgin Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Desert Hills, they will head out on the road to challenge Cedar at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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