After flying high against Somonauk last Friday, Ottawa came back down to earth. The Ottawa Pirates fell just short of the Washington Panthers by a score of 7-6 on Saturday. Ottawa has not had much luck with Washington recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
For Washington's part, Thomas Diederich looked comfortable as he pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Washington saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Garrett Cox, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two runs.
Ottawa's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Washington, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Ottawa will take on Morris at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Morris' pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Ottawa's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Washington, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Pekin at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Washington is facing Pekin at the right time seeing as Pekin is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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