Bellingham had lost eight straight on the road, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 2-14 to make it nine. They fell just short of the Norton Lancers by a score of 6-4. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lancers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 4-3 back in April.
Eric Johnston was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
As for Norton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-13. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win they have posted since April 9th.
On Norton's side, they got a great performance from Dylan Ingersol as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 5.2 innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave Ingersol a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Jake Seaver was excellent, going 1-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Bellingham will face off against rival Medfield at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Norton is set to take on their familiar foe Dover-Sherborn at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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