Plainville extended their losing streak to five on Friday, dropping them down to 5-9. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Skyline Thunderbirds. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Thunderbirds this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 14-12 on Friday.
Carson Ditter made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those runs marked the first that he has scored this season.
As for Skyline, they pushed their record up to 3-13 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games.
On Skyline's side, Matthias Bair and Gannon Tucker did most of the damage at the plate: Bair went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double, while Tucker got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Keegyn Washington, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Coming up, Plainville will take on Russell on Tuesday. The Broncos' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so the Cardinals' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Skyline, they will host Ellis at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Thunderbirds' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Railroaders have averaged an impressive 7.7 runs per game this season.
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