After flying high against Blackstone Valley Prep on Monday, Classical came back down to earth. The Classical Purple lost 17-1 to the Rogers Vikings on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for Classical in their matchups with Rogers: they've now lost four in a row.
For Rogers' part, Conor Donahue made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Donahue has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Donahue was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Darren Carter was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Trenton Carter, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Classical's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-8. As for Rogers, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 13-5-1.
While Classical 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 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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