Live Oak had lost five straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 9-13 to make it six. They fell just short of the Prospect Panthers by a score of 6-5. The Acorns were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2017.
Branden Behl was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two doubles. Those doubles marked the first that he has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Bennett Nishikawa, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
As for Prospect, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-9. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games.
On Prospect's side, Kevin-Joseph Rieden was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Rieden is becoming a predictor of Prospect's success: when he allows at most three hits the team is 7-1 (and 7-8 when he doesn't). Rieden was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
In other batting news, Kyle Pollace was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Prospect is 9-1 when Pollace posts two or more runs, but 5-8 otherwise. Henry Little was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
While Live Oak 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 Thursday.
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