Rocktown extended their losing streak to seven on Friday, dropping their season record down to 0-7 in the process. They lost 11-3 to the Spotswood Trailblazers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Trailblazers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 16-1 back in April.
As for Spotswood, their victory bumped their record up to 14-4. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by eight runs or more this season.
For Spotswood's part, they got a great performance from Ty Howard as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and not a single walk). Howard has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Danny Gass was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Kade Carrier, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Rocktown does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Spotswood, they will be playing at home against Harrisonburg at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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