Stuart W. Cramer dropped to 14-4 on Wednesday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the North Gaston Wildcats by a score of 7-6. The Storm were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wildcats apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2025.
Dylan Rodkin put in work no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Rodkin was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Jack Scholz made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
As for North Gaston, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games.
On North Gaston's side, Aiden Smith and Kohen Boye did most of the damage at the plate: Smith got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI, while Boye went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one run. That's the most hits Boye has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Blake Mitchell, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Coming up, Stuart W. Cramer will challenge Lincolnton at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Wolves have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.13 runs per game on average), something the Storm will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for North Gaston, they will square off against Huss at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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