South Brunswick extended their losing streak to four on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 8-14 in the process. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-2 heartbreaker at the hands of the Ashley Screaming Eagle. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Screaming Eagle this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-3 back in March.
As for Ashley, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 19-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games.
For Ashley's part, they got a great performance from Colin Beddard as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched. Beddard has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Drew Potter was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
South Brunswick didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 8-6 defeat against West Brunswick on the 1st. As for Ashley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 4-2 win against North Brunswick on the 1st.
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