Lee extended their losing streak to six on Friday, dropping their season record down to 2-8-1 in the process. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-0 heartbreaker at the hands of the Gate City Blue Devils. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Generals were not able to get on the board.
As for Gate City, they moved to 6-5 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win they have posted since March 18th.
For Gate City's part, Allen Lane looked comfortable as he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Lane has become a key player for the Blue Devils: the team is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-5 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Gate City's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Carter, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run. Those two hits gave Carter a new career-high.
Lee and Gate City could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings. The Generals will take on John Battle at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (293 vs. 50). Meanwhile, Gate City (ranked 159th) will meet Abingdon (ranked 11th) at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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