Wickliffe extended their losing streak to four on Saturday, dropping their season record down to 13-8 in the process. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 6-5 heartbreaker at the hands of the Beachwood Bison. That's two games in a row now that the Blue Devils have lost by just one run.
Liam Widemire was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Dominic Porcello was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
As for Beachwood, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-14. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games.
On Beachwood's side, Ethan Malek was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, Malek posted three strikeouts, the most he's had over his last three games. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one double, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Beachwood's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 6-14 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caleb White, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Rosenblitt, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs.
As of now, neither Wickliffe nor Beachwood have any future games scheduled.
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