Metea Valley had lost ten straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 7-18 to make it 11. They lost 10-0 to the DeKalb Barbs. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Barbs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 14-2 on Monday.
As for DeKalb, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-9-1 record this season. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by six runs or more this season.
For DeKalb's part, Cole Latimer was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Johnson, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
While Metea Valley 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 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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