Gentry extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 24 on Monday, dropping them down to 0-11. They came up short against the Simmons Blue Devils, falling 10-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Blue Devils this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 22-1 back in March.
Samual Walker made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in both of his plate appearances with three stolen bases.
As for Simmons, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-8. The result was nothing new for the Blue Devils, who have now won seven contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
On Simmons' side, Nathaniel Singleton made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Singleton also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Simmons is 4-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-7 otherwise. Singleton was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Daylan Richardson and Tyrone Buchanan did most of the damage at the plate: Richardson went 1-for-2 with five stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Buchanan got on base in three of his four plate appearances with five stolen bases and three runs. Buchanan has become a key player for Simmons: the team is 5-2 when he posts at least two runs, but 2-6 otherwise. David Warren also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
As of now, neither Gentry nor Simmons have any future games scheduled.
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