Frontier extended their losing streak to four on Thursday, dropping them down to 1-5. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 6-5 heartbreaker at the hands of the Williamsville North Spartans. Surprisingly, this marked the fifth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor in this series.
As for Williamsville North, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-5 record. Surprisingly, this marked the fifth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor in this series.
For Williamsville North's part, Joey Covill tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Those seven strikeouts gave Covill a new career-high.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Carter Erzkus, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. Another player making a difference was AJ Weissenburg, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
While Frontier 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 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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