Cane Bay had lost three straight at home, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 10-9 to make it four. They fell 5-2 to the Lucy Beckham Bengals. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Cobras couldn't push the score so high this time.
As for Lucy Beckham, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.1 runs over those games.
For Lucy Beckham's part, Sam Dielmann tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over 5.2 innings pitched. Dielmann also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Bengals are 4-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 7-9 otherwise.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Riles Morris, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Hank Aeppli, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
While Cane Bay 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 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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