After flying high against Steelville on Thursday, Cuba came back down to earth. The Wildcats took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hermann Bearcats on Friday. The Wildcats have struggled against the Bearcats recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.
Luke Whittaker made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Carnal, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Cuba's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Hermann, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-8.
Looking ahead, Cuba is taking a road trip to square off against St. Clair at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Hermann, they will welcome Belle at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
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