William Tennent extended their losing streak to three on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 4-9 in the process. They lost 12-1 to Cheltenham. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against Cheltenham this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-7 on Tuesday.
Jordan Lawson was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with four stolen bases and one run. Mike Woehr also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
As for Cheltenham, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-8. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 8 runs in those games.
On Cheltenham's side, James Smith looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave Smith a new career-high.
At the plate, Cheltenham got a big performance out of Jack Haugen, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Cheltenham is 2-1 when Haugen posts two or more runs, but 2-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Eamon Ivory, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI.
While William Tennent had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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