Olive Branch had lost four straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 11-12 to make it five. They came up short against Lake Cormorant, falling 6-0. The Conquistadors were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced Lake Cormorant earlier this season, when they won 8-2.
Olive Branch saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Resch, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one double.
As for Lake Cormorant, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-13. They not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since March 11th (when they won 11-1).
On Lake Cormorant's side, not much got past Brayden Moberly, who gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks to keep Olive Branch off the board. Moberly also tossed a walk, which is notable because Lake Cormorant is 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 5-12 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Tyler Stevens and Walker Wixon did most of the damage at the plate: Stevens went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one double, while Wixon went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Those two hits gave Stevens a new career-high. Derrin Randle was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
As of now, neither Olive Branch nor Lake Cormorant have any future games scheduled.
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