Rutland extended their losing streak to nine on Friday, dropping them down to 7-9. They lost 11-0 to the Callaway Cavaliers. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Cavaliers this season, with their most recent loss being a 12-0 defeat on Friday.
Rutland saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Floyd, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one double.
As for Callaway, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games.
On Callaway's side, Jackson Butts looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Butts has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Jeremiah Staples was incredible, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Gavin Bonner also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Rutland will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Pike County at 4:30 p.m. on April 7. As for Callaway, they will take on Shaw at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. The Cavaliers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Raiders have averaged an impressive 8.9 runs per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
