The Wright City Wildcats didn't have quite enough to beat the Fatima Comets on Thursday and fell 2-1. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Brayden Niemann spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Wright City saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Martin, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Wright City's loss dropped their record down to 14-13. As for Fatima, they pushed their record up to 12-11 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Wright City has already played their next matchup (against Eldon), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Fatima, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Mexico at 10:00 a.m. The Comets' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bulldogs have averaged an impressive 6.2 runs per game this season.
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