Maiden extended their losing streak to seven on Tuesday, dropping them down to 5-14. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-3 heartbreaker at the hands of the East Lincoln Mustangs. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Mustangs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-7 back in March.
Blake Lackey and Hayden Haynes stepped up to the plate in a big way. Lackey went 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base, while Haynes went 1-for-4 with one home run.
As for East Lincoln, they pushed their record up to 18-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games.
On East Lincoln's side, they gave Mason Clark the start and clearly made the right call: he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts Clark has posted since back in March.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ryker Wensil, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI. Those four hits gave him a new career-high.
Coming up, Maiden will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Newton-Conover at 7:00 p.m. The Red Devils' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so the Blue Devils' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for East Lincoln, they will head out on the road to face off against Cherryville at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Mustangs 3.6, the Ironmen 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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