On Tuesday, the Stoney Creek Cougars narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Utica Chieftains 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Stoney Creek.
For Utica's part, Dylan Meholic was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Meholic has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Utica saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jimmy Lasceski, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Stoney Creek's win bumped their record up to 15-18. As for Utica, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-17-1 record this season.
Stoney Creek will be playing in front of their home fans against Adams at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Stoney Creek's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Adams' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Utica, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Oxford at 4:00 p.m. Oxford will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
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