Park extended their losing streak to five on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 1-5 in the process. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of the Stillwater Ponies. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Wolfpack were not able to get on the board.
As for Stillwater, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 6-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games.
For Stillwater's part, not much got past Dylan Bloom, who gave up just three hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Park off the board. Bloom has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Stillwater's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Janke, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. That stolen base marked the first that Janke has snagged this season. Henry Mestad was another, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Park will take on rival Forest Lake at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Stillwater is set to square off against their familiar foe Cretin-Derham Hall at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (the Ponies have won three straight at home, while the Raiders won four straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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