It was a good run, but Peetz unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Wednesday. Their tough 14-1 defeat to the Sedgwick County Cougars might stick with them for a while. Peetz was red-hot at the plate headed into the game (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior) but Sedgwick County's pitchers proved too tough.
Peetz saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Conner Schumacher, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Schumacher has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Peetz didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sedgwick County only tossed six.
On Sedgwick County's side, Roman Kirk made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Kirk was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Tate Renquist and Jaxon Carlson did most of the damage at the plate: Renquist scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Carlson scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Lincoln Peterson, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Peetz's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-7. As for Sedgwick County, their win bumped their record up to 5-9.
Peetz does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sedgwick County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Prairie at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Sedgwick County is out to stop a five-game streak of losses at home.
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