Hazen extended their losing streak to four on Thursday, dropping them down to 1-9. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Palestine-Wheatley Patriots. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Patriots this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-0 back in March.
As for Palestine-Wheatley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games.
For Palestine-Wheatley's part, not much got past BRODY PARKER, who gave up just a hit and racked up 18 Ks to keep Hazen off the board.
At the plate, BARRETT MEDFORD was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI. MADDOX HOGGATT was another key player, earning one run and two stolen bases.
While Hazen 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 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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