Lewisburg is ranked highly in their home state and on Thursday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Arlington. The Lewisburg Patriots fell 7-4 to the Arlington Tigers.
Stone McCaughey was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Trae Cagle was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Cooper Bennett, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Lewisburg's loss dropped their record down to 20-8. As for Arlington, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Lewisburg is on the road again on Saturday to play Munford at 2:30 p.m. As for Arlington, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cordova at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Arlington will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak alive.
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