York Institute had lost three straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 14-11 to make it four. They came up short against the Smith County Owls, falling 8-2. Unfortunately, that's the fourth time they've come up short against the Owls this season, with their most recent loss being a 11-1 defeat back in April.
As for Smith County, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. The result was nothing new for Smith County, who have now won eight matches by six runs or more so far this season.
For Smith County's part, the team relied heavily on Walker Hackett, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one double, and one RBI. Those three runs gave Hackett a new career-high. Jacob Lapham was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
While York Institute 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 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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