Austin-East extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 14 on Monday, dropping them down to 0-8. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 7-6 heartbreaker at the hands of the Carter Green Hornets. The Roadrunners were not able to make up for their loss to the Green Hornets from their previous meeting back in April of 2017.
As for Carter, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-9. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games.
For Carter's part, Kingston Griph made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out 14 batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Those 14 strikeouts gave Griph a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with six stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. He has become a key player for Carter: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 3-9 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chandler Bowman, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple was his first of the season. Ethan Sands was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
While Austin-East had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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