It was a good run, but Paoli unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They lost 9-3 to the North Daviess Cougars. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Paoli of the 8-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.
Paoli saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trey Rominger, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
On North Daviess' side, Zane Sample made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Sample was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Landon Swartzentruber was excellent, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Kadin Stoll was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Paoli's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-7. As for North Daviess, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-7.
Paoli has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome West Washington at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Paoli is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for North Daviess, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play North Central at 5:00 p.m. North Daviess is facing North Central at the right time seeing as North Central is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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