Banneker was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They came up short against the Morrow Mustangs, falling 18-5. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Mustangs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-2 last Wednesday.
Dalesean Hodges put in work no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off one hit. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
In other batting news, Jeremiah Brown was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Banneker's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Morrow, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-9.
Coming up, Banneker will take on Northgate at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Banneker will need to watch out since Northgate has now posted at least ten runs in their last three games. As for Morrow, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Lovejoy at 5:00 p.m. Lovejoy has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.93 runs per game on average), something Morrow will no doubt try to take advantage of.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
