Smiths Station extended their losing streak to seven on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 12-24 in the process. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-4 heartbreaker at the hands of the Auburn Tigers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-1 on Wednesday.
As for Auburn, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-15 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games.
For Auburn's part, Ezra Stanton looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. The Tigers are 5-2 when Stanton allows two or fewer earned runs, but 12-13 otherwise.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ryan Farr, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Auburn beat Smiths Station by a score of 5-1 later that day.
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