Petersburg extended their losing streak to seven on Friday, dropping their season record down to 0-7 in the process. They lost 17-0 to the Sitka Wolves. Considering the last time the Vikings couldn't score was back in April, the team can't take the result too hard.
As for Sitka, the win was the 14th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 17-2-1. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games.
For Sitka's part, Bryce Calhoun made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Calhoun has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
In other batting news, Caleb Calhoun was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Josh McAlpin, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
While Petersburg had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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