It was a good run, but Bethel unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Prague Red Devils by a score of 2-1. Bethel was red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the five contests prior) but Prague's pitchers proved too tough.
Kole Childers was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
At the plate, Bethel saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Antonio Ray Rivera, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Bethel's defeat ended a 19-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 15-4. As for Prague, they pushed their record up to 11-11 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Bethel will take on Tecumseh at 12:15 p.m. on Friday. Tecumseh will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Prague, they will be playing at home against Stroud at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Prague hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
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