Waterloo extended their losing streak to five on Tuesday, dropping them down to 1-8. They lost 11-1 to the McDonald Blue Devils. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Blue Devils this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-1 on Monday.
Derek Hupp was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
As for McDonald, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2. The result was nothing new for the Blue Devils, who have now won seven contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
On McDonald's side, they got a great performance from Nick Larson as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Jaxson Candel was a standout: he went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Srock, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Waterloo will host Aquinas at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for McDonald, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Memorial at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Red Devils have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.78 runs per game on average), something the Blue Devils will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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