For the second straight game, Paradise will face off against East Nicolaus. The Bobcats are taking a road trip to take on the Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Paradise is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Paradise's offense. They lost 18-0 to East Nicolaus on Tuesday. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Bobcats were not able to get on the board.
For East Nicolaus' part, Brody Johnson and Braden Hardwick were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Johnson didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Hardwick tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Johnson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. At bat, Johnson went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Hardwick got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Hardwick is becoming a predictor of East Nicolaus' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 6-8 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, East Nicolaus got a massive performance out of Daven Earhart, who went 4-for-5 with five RBI, two runs, and one double. Those four hits gave Earhart a new career-high. Mikey Robbins was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.
East Nicolaus was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matchups.
With the win, East Nicolaus broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 9-8. As for Paradise, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
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