Benedictine was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Norton Panthers.
Benedictine got a good showing from Nathan Zavoda, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Zavoda has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Benedictine saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Robert Scoville, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Scoville has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Haug, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Benedictine's defeat dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Norton, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season.
As of now, neither Benedictine nor Norton have any future games scheduled.
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