If Washburn was riding high fresh off their 9-3 takedown of St. Paul Central on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Millers fell just short of the Minneapolis Southwest Lakers by a score of 7-6 on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lakers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 13-3 back in April.
Milo Black made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two RBI, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Ezra McDill, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
Washburn's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Minneapolis Southwest, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Washburn is set to take on their familiar foe Roosevelt at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Minneapolis Southwest will challenge rival Minneapolis South at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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