Silas waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They never let the Kentlake Falcons onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Silas also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
The result came thanks to Jesse Bell's shutout, as he gave up just five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Silas' victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Carter Lystra, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Kentlake's side, Christopher Moore spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up 13 Ks.
Even though they lost, Kentlake didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Silas only tossed five.
Silas pushed their record up to 15-5 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Kentlake, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-6.
As of now, neither Silas nor Kentlake have any future games scheduled.
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