After a string of six wins, Rye's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 10-7 to the Peyton Panthers. Rye has not had much luck with Peyton recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Aydin Swald was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk). Swald was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Swald wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Pierce Burris, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Rye didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Peyton only tossed three.
Rye's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-4. As for Peyton, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Rye will head out on the road to square off against Limon at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Limon is coming into the matchup with six straight wins at home, so Rye will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Peyton, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 1-0 loss vs. Ellicott on the 18th.
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