Rush City extended their losing streak to six on Tuesday, dropping them down to 0-6. They fell 7-2 to the Crosby-Ironton Rangers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Rangers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-0 on April 10th.
Rush City saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Behrendt, who went 1-for-4 with one run and one double. Jaiden Nelson also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
As for Crosby-Ironton, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games.
On Crosby-Ironton's side, Wyatt Stanton was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Kovatovich, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Rush City is set to square off against their familiar foe Aitkin at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Crosby-Ironton will challenge rival Ogilvie at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Rangers 3.6, the Lions 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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