Glencoe extended their losing streak to eight on Friday, dropping them down to 4-15. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-1 heartbreaker at the hands of the Sherwood Bowmen. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Bowmen this season, with their most recent loss being a 4-2 defeat on Wednesday.
As for Sherwood, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games.
For Sherwood's part, James Thorne spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up ten Ks. Those ten strikeouts set a new season-high mark for Thorne.
On the hitting side, Sherwood saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Licoln Umlandt, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Glencoe is set to take on their familiar foe Liberty at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Sherwood will square off against rival McMinnville at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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