Buckeye had lost six straight at home, but on Wednesday they dropped down to 2-11 to make it seven. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Verrado Vipers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Vipers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-0 on Monday.
Buckeye saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddox Villegas, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
As for Verrado, the victory was the 16th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 18-3-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.4 runs over those games.
On Verrado's side, not much got past Zach Mermis, who gave up just three hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Buckeye off the board. Mermis has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Cole Cassidy was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Buckeye is set to challenge their familiar foe North Canyon at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Verrado will square off against rival Canyon View at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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