Aiken was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of the Midland Valley Mustangs by a score of 4-3. That's two games in a row now that Aiken has lost by just one run.
For Midland Valley's part, Landon Stringer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits.
On the hitting side, Midland Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Johnson, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Kam Langley, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Aiken's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Midland Valley, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-4.
Aiken will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Strom Thurmond at 6:00 p.m. on April 10th. As for Midland Valley, they will be playing at home against South Aiken at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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