After flying high against Clearview on Tuesday, Wellington came back down to earth. The Dukes lost 20-4 to the Keystone Wildcats on Thursday. The Dukes were not able to make up for their loss to the Wildcats from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
Wellington saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mallory Pickering, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one double. That triple marked the first that Pickering has hit this season.
Wellington's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Keystone, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 8-5.
Looking ahead, Wellington will venture away from home to square off against Open Door Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Patriots have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.78 runs per game on average), something the Dukes will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Keystone, they will host Medina at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Wildcats' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Battling Bees have averaged an impressive 9.7 runs per game this season.
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