Fans were treated to a battle of the Hornets on Friday. Eureka fell 11-6 to Heyworth. Eureka just can't catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.
Eureka got a good showing from Brody Wertz, who tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. That's the fewest earned runs Wertz has allowed since back in March.
At the plate, Adam Blunier made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of John Martin, who went 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Eureka's record now sits at 9-9. As for Heyworth, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 6-9-2.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Eureka will take on rival Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Heyworth is set to face off against their familiar foe El Paso-Gridley at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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