Mott extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping them down to 2-4. They came up short against the Clawson Trojans, falling 11-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Trojans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 4-0 on Tuesday.
As for Clawson, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games.
For Clawson's part, Jackson Hein looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hein has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Nate Shepherd and Max Dunlap did most of the damage at the plate: Shepherd went 1-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run, while Dunlap got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run and one RBI. Those three RBI gave Shepherd a new career-high. Ezra Lock was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
While Mott 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 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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