Iola-Scandinavia dropped their record down to 8-7 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins at home. They lost 11-1 to the Amherst Falcons. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Falcons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-3 last Monday.
As for Amherst, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 15-6. Considering they have won seven matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
For Amherst's part, they let Sully Perkins and Ethan Peskie run wild. Perkins got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI, while Peskie got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Michael Glodowski was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Iola-Scandinavia will take on rival Wittenberg-Birnamwood at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Amherst is set to square off against their familiar foe Manawa at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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