Saturday just wasn't the day for Converse's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 10-0 walloping at the hands of the Pitkin Tigers on Saturday. Converse has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Pitkin's part, Cy Johnson tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Jaxon Perkins was a standout: he scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Dayne Martin, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Converse now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Pitkin, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 18-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Converse is on the road again on Monday to play Loyola College Prep at 6:00 p.m. Loyola College Prep is coming into the contest with five straight wins at home, so Converse will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Pitkin, they will head out on the road to challenge Elizabeth at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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