Baseball Recap: Wednesday's Defeat Ends Scio's Winning Streak

Scio dropped down to 11-18 on Wednesday, ending the team's five-game streak of wins. They came up short against the Taft Tigers, falling 9-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Loggers have suffered since April 24th.

Scio saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Haydin Tibbs, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases and one run. Tibbs has become a key player for the Loggers: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 7-17 otherwise.

As for Taft, they pushed their record up to 26-2 with the victory, which was their 11th straight on the road. Considering they have won 11 matchups by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

On Taft's side, Lonnie West made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 17 over six innings pitched. West has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with two doubles. That's the most doubles he has posted since back in April.

In other batting news, Hunter Hanson was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Zack Hankins, who went 1-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

While Scio had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.