Mead was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell 4-1 to the Lewis & Clark Tigers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 on Tuesday.
Mead got a good showing from Brayden Payette, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Those zero earned runs gave Payette a new career-low.
On the hitting side, Mead saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Schmidt, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Mead's loss dropped their record down to 2-16. As for Lewis & Clark, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-11.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Mead will face off against rival Central Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Lewis & Clark is set to square off against their familiar foe Mt. Spokane at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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