After flying high against Shelby last Thursday, Crest came back down to earth. The Crest Chargers fell victim to a tough 7-1 defeat at the hands of the Stuart W. Cramer Storm on Wednesday. Crest was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Stuart W. Cramer apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2023.
For Stuart W. Cramer's part, Nic Stutzman was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over 4.2 innings pitched. Stutzman has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Stutzman was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Stutzman wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jack Scholz, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Scholz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Aydan Bradley was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Crest's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6. As for Stuart W. Cramer, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
While Crest 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 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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