Millard extended their losing streak to three on Friday, dropping them down to 3-10. They came up short against the South Summit Wildcats, falling 7-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-0 on Tuesday.
As for South Summit, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-9. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games.
For South Summit's part, Owen Mair spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits. Mair is becoming a predictor of the Wildcats' success: when he allows at most three earned runs the team is undefeated (and 3-9 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Brody Larson was incredible, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one triple, and one run. South Summit is 2-1 when Larson posts two or more stolen bases, but 4-8 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Kaede Jacketta, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
While Millard had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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