Lynchburg-Clay dropped their record down to 17-3 on Friday, which also ended the team's seven-game streak of wins on the road dating back to last season. They fell 8-4 to the Unioto Shermans. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Shermans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-1 back in April.
Cole Wells was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Josiah Burns was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
As for Unioto, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 19-6. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games.
On Unioto's side, they got a great performance from Blake Sanders as he pitched six innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits. Sanders has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Jaxon Zickafoose was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Keegan Snyder, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Lynchburg-Clay didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 11-7 victory against Indian Hill on the 19th. As for Unioto, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 12-6 win against Valley on the 19th.
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