Mountain Mission extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to five on Friday, dropping their season record down to 0-2 in the process. They came up short against the Cordia Lions, falling 15-5. That's two games in a row now that the Challengers have lost by exactly ten runs.
Mountain Mission saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Mayer, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with five stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
As for Cordia, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-14. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
On Cordia's side, Riley Melton was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Melton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Cordia got a massive performance out of Bryson Perkins, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Perkins is becoming a predictor of the Lions' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 0-13 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Raymond Rose, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.
Coming up, Mountain Mission will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against Grundy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Cordia, they will host Owsley County at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Owls / Lady Owls have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.7 runs per game on average), something the Lions will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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