After a string of five wins, Fruitland's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They suffered a rough 8-0 defeat at the hands of the Homedale Trojans. Fruitland was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior) but Homedale's pitchers proved too tough.
For Homedale's part, Dillon Fine was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Fine has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in five consecutive pitching appearances. Fine was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Chance Martell and Carson Fine did most of the damage at the plate: Martell scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-3, while Fine scored a run while going 4-for-4.
Fruitland's loss dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Homedale, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which somehow isn't as good as their 13-4 record this season.
Fruitland will take on Weiser at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Fruitland will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. As for Homedale, they will head out on the road to face off against McCall-Donnelly at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Homedale's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so McCall-Donnelly's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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