Harvard extended their losing streak to three on Wednesday, dropping them down to 4-13. They fell 5-1 to the Plano Reapers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Reapers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-0 on Tuesday.
Harvard saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eltan Powles, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
As for Plano, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-12-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games.
On Plano's side, Julian Gates made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits (and not a single walk). Gates also tossed no walks, which is notable because Plano is 2-0-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 6-12 otherwise. Gates was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Eric Nunez was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Plano is 2-1 when Nunez posts two or more runs, but 6-11-1 otherwise. Braylon Schmidt was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Coming up, Harvard will head out to face off against Johnsburg at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Plano, they will be playing at home against Yorkville Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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