After a string of five wins, Jackson-Milton's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 13-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Heartland Christian Lions . Jackson-Milton has struggled against Heartland Christian recently, as their game on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
For Heartland Christian's part, Jake Walker made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. Walker was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Heartland Christian got a massive performance out of Tyler Rarick, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Will Morgan was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
Jackson-Milton's defeat dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Heartland Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 5-8.
While Jackson-Milton had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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