After a string of four wins, South Beloit's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (15-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.
Richard Carlson put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 4.1 innings while giving up three earned (and six unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Carlson has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Carlson was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Like South Beloit, Polo also got a great game from a two-way player: Nolan Hahn. He struck out 14 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Hahn was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, Carter Merdian and Dawson Foster did most of the damage at the plate: Merdian scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Foster scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Gus Mumford was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
South Beloit's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-12. As for Polo, their win bumped their record up to 6-14.
South Beloit will head out on the road to challenge Hiawatha at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. South Beloit is facing Hiawatha at the right time seeing as Hiawatha is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Polo, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Durand/Pecatonica at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Polo is out to stop a seven-game streak of losses at home.
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