Pinckney dropped their record down to 18-10 on Wednesday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They fell just short of the Fowlerville Gladiators by a score of 11-9. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Pirates have suffered since April 28th.
As for Fowlerville, the win snapped their losing streak at seven games and leaves them with a 8-18 record. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for they considering their two-run performance the match before.
For Fowlerville's part, Erik Helminen was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Helminen is becoming a predictor of Fowlerville's success: when he allows at most one hit the team is undefeated (and 5-18 when he doesn't). Helminen was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Jacob Hardies was excellent, going 2-for-5 with two runs and one RBI.
Pinckney does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fowlerville, they will venture away from home to face off against Holt at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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