North East had lost three straight at home, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 1-9 to make it four. They fell 6-2 to the Bel Air Bobcats. Surprisingly, this marked the Indians' sixth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
North East saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brysen Keithley, who went 1-for-4 with one run. That run was Keithley's first of the season.
As for Bel Air, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 3-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games.
On Bel Air's side, Sean Roberts made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched nine innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Roberts has become a key player for Bel Air: the team is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 0-6 otherwise. Roberts was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. North East is set to square off against their familiar foe Elkton on Thursday. Meanwhile, Bel Air will challenge rival Harford Tech at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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