After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three games, Chalker finally came back down to earth on Wednesday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mathews Mustangs. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Wildcats were not able to get on the board.
Chalker saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tatum Hudak, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Chalker's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 6-3. As for Mathews, they pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season.
Coming up, Chalker will welcome Maplewood at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Rockets' pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so the Wildcats' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Mathews, they will head out on the road to face off against Elyria Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Panthers will roll in looking for their 14th straight win, something the Mustangs surely won't give up without a fight.
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