After a string of five wins, Fayetteville's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of the Burton Panthers by a score of 4-3. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Fayetteville has scored all season.
Chance Konvicka put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. Konvicka was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Konvicka wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brody Dooley, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and an RBI.
Having lost for the first time this season, Fayetteville fell to 5-1. As for Burton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Fayetteville will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Mumford at 6:30 p.m. One thing working in Mumford's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three games. As for Burton, they will head out on the road to take on Snook at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Burton is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
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