Paint Valley had lost four straight at home, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 0-10-1 to make it five. They fell 4-1 to the Unioto Shermans. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Shermans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 on April 7th.
As for Unioto, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-5. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games.
For Unioto's part, Blake Sanders spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up eight Ks. Sanders has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Unioto saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Zickafoose, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Zickafoose has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Paint Valley wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 7-6 victory against Westfall on the 28th. As for Unioto, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 13-3 loss against Bishop Watterson on the 26th.
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