Morristown had lost six straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 1-8 to make it seven. They fell just short of the Edinburgh Lancers by a score of 6-5. That's two games in a row now that the Yellow Jackets have lost by just one run.
As for Edinburgh, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-10. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs over those games.
For Edinburgh's part, Avynn Whitaker made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 15 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Whitaker has become a key player for Edinburgh: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least eight strikeouts, but 1-9 otherwise. Whitaker was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played.
Whitaker wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Braiden Dewey, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Those two RBI gave Dewey a new career-high.
While Morristown 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 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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