Thornapple Kellogg extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 11 on Monday, dropping their season record down to 0-10 in the process. They came up short against the Wayland Wildcats, falling 10-4. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 13-2 on Monday.
As for Wayland, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won four games by six runs or more so far this season.
For Wayland's part, Will Lodenstein tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Bredan Byrne, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. He has become a key player for Wayland: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-3 otherwise. Trent Sikkema was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
While Thornapple Kellogg 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 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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