Ardmore extended their losing streak to seven on Monday, dropping them down to 2-18. They came up short against the Plainview Indians, falling 11-4. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Indians this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-1 back in March.
As for Plainview, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-13 record this season. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matchups by six runs or more this season.
For Plainview's part, Henry Harlow was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Those nine strikeouts gave Harlow a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs and two doubles.
In other batting news, Brylan Anderson and Cooper Flowers did most of the damage at the plate: Anderson went 3-for-5 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI, while Flowers went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Anderson has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jackson Nix, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
While Ardmore 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 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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