The Tamarac Bengals lost 18-11 to the Cairo-Durham Mustangs on Thursday. Even though they lost, Tamarac's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.1 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Dylan Gerik was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Adam Rice, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Cairo-Durham's side, Nico Martines was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and eight unearned) runs off four hits. Martines has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Martines was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cairo-Durham got a massive performance out of Kennedy Bleau, who scored three runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Andrew Searing-Burke was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
This is the second loss in a row for Tamarac and nudges their season record down to 3-11. As for Cairo-Durham, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-5.
Tamarac will be playing in front of their home fans against Mechanicville at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Mechanicville will roll in looking for their 14th straight win, something Tamarac surely won't give up without a fight. As for Cairo-Durham, they will head out on the road to challenge Rensselaer at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Cairo-Durham is facing Rensselaer at the right time seeing as Rensselaer is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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