Hardy Memorial extended their losing streak to five on Sunday, dropping their season record down to 0-5 in the process. They came up short against the Lookout Valley Yellowjackets, falling 25-1. The Hawks were not able to make up for their defeat to the Yellowjackets from their previous meeting back in April of 2019.
As for Lookout Valley, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-26. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
For Lookout Valley's part, Eli Pell and Austin Keef were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Pell pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Keef struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). Pell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. At the plate, Pell went 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, three runs, and four RBI, while Keef got on base in three of his five plate appearances with four runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Lookout Valley is 3-1 when Pell posts three or more hits, but 2-25 otherwise.
In other batting news, Lookout Valley got a massive performance out of Diego Ibach, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most runs Ibach has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Davis Mayne, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI and two runs.
As of now, neither Hardy Memorial nor Lookout Valley have any future games scheduled.
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