After a string of three wins, East Wilkes's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 8-4 to the Starmount Rams. East Wilkes was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Starmount apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
East Wilkes saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Luffman, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Starmount's side, they got a great performance from Wade Pfaff as he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Pfaff has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
East Wilkes' loss dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Starmount, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat East Wilkes by a score of 4-3.
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