Waldron extended their losing streak to nine on Friday, dropping them down to 6-11. They came up short against the North Decatur Chargers, falling 11-1. That's two games in a row now that the Mohawks have lost by exactly ten runs.
Waldron saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was J.D. Smith, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run and one double.
As for North Decatur, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-6. The result was nothing new for the Chargers, who have now won seven matchups by ten runs or more so far this season.
On North Decatur's side, Tyler Dean was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. The dominant performance also gave Dean a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three runs and one double. North Decatur is undefeated when Dean posts two or more runs, but 1-6 otherwise.
In other batting news, North Decatur let Brayden Murray and Matthew Fields run wild. Murray went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one double, and one RBI, while Fields went 1-for-3 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. That's the most hits Murray has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Reisman, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.
Coming up, Waldron will be taking part in a tournament against Triton Central at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for North Decatur, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Switzerland County at 11:00 a.m.
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