Polk County lost against Sweetwater on Monday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Polk County took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sweetwater. Polk County has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Polk County saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zanten Branham, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Griffin Hamby was another, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.
Polk County's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Sweetwater, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-3.
Looking ahead, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Polk County Wildcats take on Copper Basin Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Copper Basin has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11 runs per game on average), something Polk County will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Sweetwater, they will be playing at home against Webb at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Sweetwater's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Webb's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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