North Atlanta extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping them down to 9-15. They lost 11-5 to the West Forsyth Wolverines. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Wolverines this season, with their most recent loss being a 13-5 defeat on Wednesday.
As for West Forsyth, they pushed their record up to 12-12 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games.
For West Forsyth's part, Colton Sweat made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. West Forsyth is 7-2 when Sweat allows one or fewer hits, but 5-10 otherwise. Sweat was even better at the plate, going 4-for-5 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. Those four hits gave him a new career-high.
In other pitching news, Connor Koehn looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, Justin Gillham was excellent, going 3-for-4 with three runs and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ryan Maurer, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. North Atlanta is set to challenge their familiar foe Alpharetta at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, West Forsyth will square off against rival Lambert at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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