Western Brown lost against Batavia back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Western Brown Broncos fell 7-3 to the Batavia Bulldogs. The loss continues a trend for Western Brown in their matchups with Batavia: they've now lost six in a row.
For Batavia's part, Brayden Schmittou spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up nine Ks. Schmittou has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mason Patrick was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Mehlman, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Western Brown's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Batavia, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-2.
Western Brown will head out on the road to take on New Richmond at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. New Richmond will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Batavia, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Clinton-Massie at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Batavia's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Clinton-Massie's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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