Bellingham was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 9-7 heartbreaker at the hands of the Oxford Pirates. That's two games in a row now that the Blackhawks have lost by exactly two runs.
John Sullivan made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Iarussi, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
Bellingham's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Oxford, they pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Bellingham will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Norwood at 4:00 p.m. on the 28th. As for Oxford, they will square off against Bay Path RVT at 11:00 a.m. on Monday. The Minutemen's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so the Pirates' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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