Emerald extended their losing streak to six on Wednesday, dropping them down to 6-11. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Westside Rams. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Rams this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-2 on Monday.
Ethan Metts made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Another player making a difference was Beau Hite, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
As for Westside, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-8. Seven seems to be a good number for them as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
On Westside's side, Peyton Milford was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Milford was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base. He has become a key player for Westside: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-8 otherwise.
Milford wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brody Caudle, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double. Krayton Henderson also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
While Emerald had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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