The Holmes Aces will head out on the road to face off against the Camden County Bruins at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Holmes fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Camden County on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bruins by a score of 4-2. Holmes has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Maddox Bass was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Bass has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Bass was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Daniel Hare was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
Holmes' loss dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Camden County, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Holmes has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Camden County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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