Haldane extended their losing streak to 13 on Monday, dropping them down to 1-13. They came up short against the Briarcliff Bears, falling 8-2. The Blue Devils were not able to make up for their loss to the Bears from their previous meeting back in April of 2025.
Haldane saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Theo Swan, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. That triple was Swan's first of the season.
As for Briarcliff, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-5-1. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs over those games.
On Briarcliff's side, the team relied heavily on Lucas Martinez, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Martinez is becoming a predictor of the Bears' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 6-1 (and 3-4-1 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Macri, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
While Haldane 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 Wednesday.
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