Avery County extended their losing streak to six on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 3-14 in the process. They came up short against the Mitchell Mountaineers, falling 15-4. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Mountaineers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-4 on Monday.
Avery County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Wallace, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI.
As for Mitchell, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.
On Mitchell's side, Hudson Buchanan tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, Mitchell got a massive performance out of AJ Mackey, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-4. That's the most RBI Mackey has posted since back in March. Kaj Pitman was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI.
Avery County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mitchell, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against McDowell at 5:00 p.m.
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