Falls City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Southern/Diller-Odell, falling 11-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Tigers of the 8-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
Falls City saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taytum Maddox, who went 1-for-1 with a triple and a run. That's the most home runs Maddox has posted since back in August.
Even though they lost, Falls City was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southern/Diller-Odell only posted a batting average of .167.
Falls City's loss dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Southern/Diller-Odell, the win snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 3-9 record.
Falls City will square off against Freeman at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday. Falls City has given up an average of 13.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Southern/Diller-Odell, they will challenge North Andrew at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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