St. Charles extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to nine on Friday, dropping their season record down to 0-8 in the process. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 16-1 to the Fulton Pirates, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Pirates this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 16-1 on Friday.
St. Charles saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Sutton, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one run. That triple was Sutton's first of the season.
As for Fulton, the win was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 13-5. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games.
On Fulton's side, Connor Cunningham made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave Cunningham a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Parker Duflo, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases he has posted over his last 13 matches. Another player making a difference was Parker Billings, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. St. Charles is set to challenge their familiar foe Carson City-Crystal at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Fulton will square off against rival Coleman at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in the Pirates' favor as the team sits on nine straight wins at home while the Comets have been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
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