Thursday just wasn't the day for Steinbrenner's offense. They fell just short of the Robinson Knights by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that the Warriors have lost by just one run.
Steinbrenner handed starting duties to Jordan Anstett, who gave a strong showing despite the result: he struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Anstett has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Steinbrenner saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Hoblitzell, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Steinbrenner is on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 2.33 runs. As for Robinson, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Coming up, Steinbrenner will square off against Bloomingdale at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Warriors will need to watch out since the Bulls have now posted at least ten runs every time they've taken the field this season. As for Robinson, they will challenge Calvary Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The Warriors' pitching crew has only allowed 1.2 runs per game this season, so the Knights' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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