Mainland was the 11-2 winner over Atlantic when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Mainland Buccaneers took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Atlantic Sharks on Monday. Mainland has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mainland saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eric Bell, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. Bell is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
On Atlantic's side, Dom Bloyen was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Bowman, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Mainland's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Atlantic, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-5.
While Mainland 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 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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