White Cloud had lost three straight on the road, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 8-18 to make it four. They fell just short of the Morley Stanwood Mohawks by a score of 7-6. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Mohawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-3 on Monday.
Jayden Graves made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Brycen Knight was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one double.
As for Morley Stanwood, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-10. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games.
On Morley Stanwood's side, Jayden Phillips looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and not a single walk). Those six strikeouts gave Phillips a new career-high.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Bo Slavens, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That stolen base marked the first that he has snagged this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Ramsey, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
While White Cloud had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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