Riverton extended their losing streak to five on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 4-11 in the process. They lost 7-0 to the Auburn Trojans. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
As for Auburn, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games.
For Auburn's part, the result came thanks to Brady Boylen's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up 13 Ks.
At the plate, Auburn saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Kessler, who went 1-for-2 with two runs. Those two runs gave Kessler a new career-high. Another was Evan Kessler, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two runs.
Riverton didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat against PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central on the 30th. As for Auburn, they have also already played their next matchup, a 2-0 loss against Maroa-Forsyth on the 1st.
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