Brighton extended their losing streak to five on Wednesday, dropping them down to 4-9. They took a 10-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Skyline Eagles. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Keeland Clark and Jonathon Ellis did some serious damage despite the final result: Clark went a perfect 4-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Ellis got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Mike DiOrio, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
As for Skyline, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games.
On Skyline's side, Mason Papadakis and Abe Wilson did most of the damage at the plate: Papadakis got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one stolen base, while Wilson got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those three runs gave Papadakis a new career-high. Dallas Thornton was another key player, earning three runs and two stolen bases.
While Brighton 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 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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