Belton extended their losing streak to five on Wednesday, dropping them down to 4-20. They fell 10-6 to the Truman Patriots. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Patriots this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-1 back in April.
As for Truman, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-14 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games.
For Truman's part, Hayden Rogers made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Rogers also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Truman is 4-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 9-12 otherwise. Rogers was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Truman let Cade Pleacher and Brayden Branson run wild. Pleacher got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double, while Branson got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Truman is undefeated when Branson posts two or more runs, but 9-14 otherwise. Trevor Ottens was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Belton has already played their next contest (against Raytown), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Truman, they have also already played their next game, an 18-0 win against Chrisman on the 8th.
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