McCall-Donnelly was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat. They fell 11-7 to the Weiser Wolverines. The result was an unpleasant reminder to McCall-Donnelly of the 9-5 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.
James Turlington was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Roberts, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, McCall-Donnelly didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. This was only their 14th loss (out of 16 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
On Weiser's side, they got a great performance from Austin Ashley as he struck out ten batters over 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits.
At the plate, Weiser let Harry Cook and Jack Shirts loose on the outfield. Cook went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Shirts scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Finn Dolton, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
McCall-Donnelly's defeat dropped their record down to 2-19. As for Weiser, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season.
As of now, neither McCall-Donnelly nor Weiser have any future games scheduled.
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