After a string of five wins, Larkin's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They suffered a rough 11-2 loss at the hands of the South Elgin Storm. Larkin was red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the five matches prior) but South Elgin's pitchers proved too tough.
Larkin got a good showing from Logan Leaver, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Leaver has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Larkin saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Novelli, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On South Elgin's side, they got a massive performance out of Connor Lund, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Zacharia Barkho, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI and a run.
Larkin's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-8. As for South Elgin, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-9-1.
While Larkin 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 Friday.
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