Washington County had lost four straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped down to 11-12 to make it five. They fell just short of the St. Luke's Episcopal Wildcats by a score of 8-7. The Bulldogs were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Wildcats earlier this season, when they won 10-0.
Landon Dearmon was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. That's the fewest earned runs he has allowed since back in March. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
Dearmon wasn't the only one making solid contact as eight players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ty Owens, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Jackson Mixon was another, going 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
As for St. Luke's Episcopal, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games.
On St. Luke's Episcopal's side, Colton Duke and Cooper Frampton did most of the damage at the plate: Duke went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Frampton got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. The Wildcats are 7-2 when Frampton posts two or more runs, but 3-6 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Walker Frampton, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
While Washington County had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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