After flying high against Beechwood on Thursday, Campbell County came back down to earth. The Campbell County Camels took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Dixie Heights Colonels on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Campbell County of the 5-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.
Tyler Schumacher was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Schumacher was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Schumacher wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Zach Franzen, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Even though they lost, Campbell County was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dixie Heights only hit a.
On Dixie Heights' side, they let Luke Abeling and Carter Schroer loose on the outfield. Abeling scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Schroer scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Campbell County's loss dropped their record down to 18-12. As for Dixie Heights, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-15 record this season.
As of now, neither Campbell County nor Dixie Heights have any future games scheduled.
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