Jefferson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They fell just short of the Le Mars Bulldogs by a score of 10-8. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Jefferson of the 3-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May.
Peyton Steinspring was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Steinspring has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Steinspring was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Nate Anderson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Even though they lost, Jefferson didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. This was only their 14th loss (out of 16 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Jefferson's loss dropped their record down to 2-22. As for Le Mars, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Jefferson by a score of 6-2 later that day.
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