Sedgwick County extended their losing streak to six on Friday, dropping them down to 4-16. They took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Highland Huskies. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Huskies this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 13-2 on Friday.
Roman Kirk was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one double.
As for Highland, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-13. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games.
On Highland's side, Byron Berkheimer made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Those ten strikeouts gave Berkheimer a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one run.
Berkheimer wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Audie Sittner, who went 3-for-4 with one RBI. Those three hits gave Sittner a new career-high. Another was Lucas Kopetzky, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Coming up, Sedgwick County will welcome Holyoke at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Highland, they will head out on the road to square off against Liberty Common at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. The Eagles have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.33 runs per game on average), something the Huskies will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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