Rice extended their losing streak to 16 on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 2-18 in the process. They fell 6-2 to the Grandview Zebras. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Zebras this season, with their most recent loss being a 7-4 defeat on Tuesday.
As for Grandview, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-14-1. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.5 runs over those games.
For Grandview's part, they got a great performance from Elijah Dominguez as he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Drew Milner was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Easton Ebner, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Rice is set to challenge their familiar foe Blooming Grove at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Grandview will take on rival Palmer at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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