After soaring to 19 runs the game before, East Hamilton was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Bradley Central Bears by a score of 3-1. The Hurricanes have struggled against the Bears recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.
Griffin Phillips was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits (and only one walk). That's the fewest hits he has allowed over his last four games.
On the hitting side, East Hamilton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Wolcott, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
East Hamilton's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 12-10. As for Bradley Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-10-1 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Bradley Central beat East Hamilton by a score of 12-1 on Wednesday.
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