North Summit had lost seven straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped down to 3-14 to make it eight. They came up short against the South Summit Wildcats, falling 9-1. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, with their most recent loss being a 7-4 defeat last Friday.
Traxton Olsen made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one triple and one RBI. That triple was his first of the season.
As for South Summit, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-12. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games.
On South Summit's side, Ian Mair and Theus Reed did most of the damage at the plate: Mair went 2-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and two RBI, while Reed went 3-for-4 with five RBI and one triple. The Wildcats are 3-1 when Mair posts two or more runs, but 6-11 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Brody Larson, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
As of now, neither North Summit nor South Summit have any future games scheduled.
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