Round Mountain extended their losing streak to five on Wednesday, dropping them down to 7-12. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tonopah Muckers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Muckers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-2 back in March.
Round Mountain saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Liam Svoboda, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. Those hits were Svoboda's first of the season.
As for Tonopah, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.5 runs over those games.
On Tonopah's side, Brekken Miller was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one double. The Muckers are 7-1 when Miller posts two or more runs, but 3-10 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Matthew Carter, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Tonopah beat Round Mountain by a score of 19-5 later that day.
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