Beamer had lost 13 straight at home dating back to last season, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 0-18 to make it 14. They came up short against the Jefferson Raiders, falling 11-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Raiders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 14-0 on Thursday.
As for Jefferson, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.1 runs over those games.
For Jefferson's part, Uzziah Maldonado-Manzo looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Maldonado-Manzo a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kingston Edwards, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Jefferson is undefeated when Edwards posts two or more runs, but 9-10 otherwise. Myles Myers was another key player, going 2-for-4 with four stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.
As of now, neither Beamer nor Jefferson have any future games scheduled.
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