After a string of four wins, Dutch Fork's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of the Lexington Wildcats by a score of 6-5. Dutch Fork was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Lexington apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April.
For Lexington's part, Jackson Burton tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Burton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Christian Spivey was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Cionek, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Dutch Fork's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-8. As for Lexington, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Dutch Fork does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lexington, they will be playing in front of their home fans against J.L. Mann at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lexington's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so J.L. Mann's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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