Edinburgh lost against South Decatur back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Edinburgh Lancers lost 11-1 to the South Decatur Cougars. Edinburgh has not had much luck with South Decatur recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Edinburgh saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jared Myers, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On South Decatur's side, Devin Pate was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Pate has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Pate was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Corey Nugent was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Colby Rathburn was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Edinburgh's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-7-1. As for South Decatur, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 10-3.
While Edinburgh had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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