Middletown extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 19 on Monday, dropping their season record down to 0-17 in the process. They came up short against the Mason Comets, falling 7-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Comets this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-2 on Friday.
As for Mason, their win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games.
For Mason's part, Andrew Visconti tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Those 12 strikeouts gave Visconti a new career-high.
At the plate, Cade Landheer and Chase Cox did most of the damage at the plate: Landheer went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Cox went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. That's the most RBI Landheer has posted since back in April. Hutch Crociata was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Middletown is set to square off against their familiar foe Princeton at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Mason will challenge rival Sycamore at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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