Coventry was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. Their rough 18-11 loss to the Ravenna Ravens might stick with them for a while. Even though they lost, Coventry's still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.3 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Lucas Futrell and Chris Esterak did some serious damage despite the final result: Futrell scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Esterak scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Landon Moritz, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-5.
On Ravenna's side, Connor Welling made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Welling was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Logan Hysell was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Rylan Eldredge was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Coventry's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Ravenna, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-7.
While Coventry 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 Tuesday.
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