Western Reserve was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of the New London Wildcats by a score of 3-2. That's two games in a row now that Western Reserve has lost by just one run.
Cooper Zunis made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Western Reserve didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. This was only their 12th loss (out of 15 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
On New London's side, Brody Sword spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits and racked up seven Ks.
Western Reserve's defeat dropped their record down to 3-17. As for New London, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 3-13-1 record this season.
Western Reserve will head out on the road to face off against Plymouth at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for New London, they will be playing in front of their home fans against St. Mary Central Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
