Harding Prep extended their losing streak to four on Monday, dropping their season record down to 2-7 in the process. They fell 6-1 to the Seminole Chieftains. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against Seminole this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-0 on Monday.
As for Seminole, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-12. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.2 runs over those games.
For Seminole's part, Dontre Garfield looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Garfield also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Chieftains are 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-11 otherwise.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Recce Smith, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Coming up, Harding Prep is taking a road trip to face off against McLoud at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Seminole, they will be playing at home against Sulphur at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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