Hamilton Heights had lost three straight at home, but on Saturday they dropped their record down to 7-16 to make it four. They fell 8-5 to the Eastbrook Panthers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-3 on Saturday.
Adam Hughes made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 4-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
As for Eastbrook, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-10. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 8 runs in those games.
On Eastbrook's side, Jacob McDermit and Kyler Hackman made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, McDermit tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Hackman tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave McDermit a new career-high in strikeouts (five). At bat, McDermit got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run, while Hackman went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
In other batting news, Austin Mikel was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryder Gipson, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
Hamilton Heights wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 4-3 win against Alexandria-Monroe on the 22nd. As for Eastbrook, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 5-3 victory against South Adams on the 22nd.
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