Royal Oak fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Norrix on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 12-11. The Ravens just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.
Silas Burbridge put in work no matter where he played. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Johnny Friedrich was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-6 with two RBI and one run. Another player making a difference was Will Hickey, who earned one RBI, one run, and one stolen base.
Royal Oak's record is now 16-10. As for Norrix, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season.
While Royal Oak had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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