Slocum had lost eight straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 0-6 to make it nine. They lost 11-1 to the Oakwood Panthers. The game snapped a strange streak: the last three times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Creede Kessel made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one double. That double marked the first that he has hit this season.
As for Oakwood, the victory snapped their losing streak at six games and leaves them with a 3-9 record. That looming 11-1 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for them yet this season.
On Oakwood's side, Dayden Velasquez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Velasquez was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with two RBI and one run.
In other batting news, Oakwood let Nick Strickland and Eli Pettiette run wild. Strickland went 1-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base, while Pettiette went 1-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. The dominant performance also gave Strickland a new career-high in RBI (two). Tank Andrews was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
While Slocum 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 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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