After a string of 12 wins, Williams's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They suffered a rough 17-4 loss at the hands of the Wickenburg Wranglers. Williams was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Wickenburg apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Williams saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Dent, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
On Wickenburg's side, Landon Hamilton made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Hamilton was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Larry Wilcox, who went 4-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Rafael Herrera was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
Williams' loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-5-1. As for Wickenburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season.
Williams will head out on the road to take on Bagdad at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bagdad is on a six-game streak of home wins, Williams a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Wickenburg will take on Northwest Christian at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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