After a string of 11 wins, South Decatur's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hauser Jets. The match marked the first time this year in which South Decatur was not able to get on the board.
Devin Pate was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Pate has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Pate was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two doubles.
Like South Decatur, Hauser also got a great game from a two-way player: Simeon Wasil. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Wasil was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a home run and three runs.
Wasil wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kameron Blair, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
South Decatur's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-4. As for Hauser, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
While South Decatur 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 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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