Champion had lost three straight at home, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 9-10 to make it four. They fell 6-1 to the Garfield G-Men. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the G-Men this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 1-0 back in April.
As for Garfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games.
For Garfield's part, Aidan Hill made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Hill also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Garfield is 9-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-7 otherwise. Hill was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one triple and one run. He is on a roll when it comes to triples, as he's now hit at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
Hill wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Garet Warnick, who went 2-for-3 with two runs. Another was Brock Pesicek, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Champion has already played their next game, a 2-1 victory against Fairview on the 23rd. As for Garfield, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 8-4 win against Brookfield on the 20th.
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