After a string of three wins, Paint Valley's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They lost 7-1 to the Huntington Huntsmen. Paint Valley has not had much luck with Huntington recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
For Huntington's part, Andrew Oyer tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Oyer has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brayden Elliott, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylon Leach, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Paint Valley's loss dropped their record down to 10-9-1. As for Huntington, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Paint Valley will head out on the road to square off against Zane Trace at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. Zane Trace is coming into the matchup with eight straight wins at home, so Paint Valley will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Huntington will take on Piketon at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. Huntington is facing Piketon at the right time seeing as Piketon is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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