Warren extended their losing streak to nine on Monday, dropping their season record down to 0-9 in the process. They came up short against the McDowell Trojans, falling 9-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Trojans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 16-0 two weeks ago.
Warren saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabe Thibodeaux, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
As for McDowell, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3. Considering they have won six matchups by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
On McDowell's side, they got a great performance from Ethan Bechtold as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Bechtold has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Evan Stranko was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two doubles, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most doubles he has posted since back in March. Mason Maciulewicz also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Warren has already played their next game (against Fort LeBoeuf), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for McDowell, they will take on Erie at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Royals have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.9 runs per game on average), something the Trojans will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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