Booneville extended their losing streak to four on Monday, dropping them down to 10-11. They lost 12-1 to the Belmont Cardinals. That's two games in a row now that the Blue Devils have lost by exactly 11 runs.
As for Belmont, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-7-1. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 contests by six runs or more this season.
For Belmont's part, Brilei Dees and Maylie Holt did most of the damage at the plate: Dees went 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI, while Holt went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those three hits gave Holt a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Presley Ross, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Coming up, Booneville will host Smithville at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Seminoles' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so the Blue Devils' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Belmont, they will welcome New Site at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Royals have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.55 runs per game on average), something the Cardinals will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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