Old Fort extended their losing streak to eight on Monday, dropping their season record down to 6-16 in the process. They fell 7-2 to the Lakota Raiders. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Raiders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-3 two weeks ago.
Old Fort saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew tackett, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run.
As for Lakota, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-11. With that victory, they brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
On Lakota's side, Hunter Sweeney and Grant Scherger made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Sweeney didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Scherger pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Lakota is 3-1 when Scherger allows one or fewer earned runs, but 9-10 otherwise. At the plate, Sweeney got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one double, while Scherger went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
In other batting news, Grant Bomer was excellent, going 2-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April. Jacob Hines was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Old Fort is set to face off against their familiar foe Hopewell-Loudon at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Lakota will square off against rival St. Joseph Central Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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