Junction City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They came up short against the Haynesville Golden Tornado, falling 7-1.
Junction City saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reid Cates, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base. Ayeden Verdin also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Junction City's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Haynesville, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-4-1.
Looking ahead, Junction City will face off against Hermitage at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hermitage has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.13 runs per game on average), something Junction City will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Haynesville, they are taking a road trip to challenge Plain Dealing at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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