Crane extended their losing streak to eight on Tuesday, dropping them down to 3-15. They lost 14-4 to the Greenwood Blue Jays. The Pirates were not able to make up for their loss to the Blue Jays from their previous meeting back in May of 2025.
As for Greenwood, the win snapped their losing streak at six games and leaves them with a 7-14 record. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for they considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
For Greenwood's part, Coen Little and Cooper Morgan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Little struck out six batters over three innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Morgan pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Greenwood is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 5-13 otherwise. At the plate, Little went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Morgan went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI. Those two RBI gave Little a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Henry Haynes, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. He has become a key player for Greenwood: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-14 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Adam Abdalla, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and one RBI.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Crane will head out to challenge New Covenant Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Greenwood, they will venture away from home to face off against Blue Eye at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Bulldogs have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.16 runs per game on average), something the Blue Jays will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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