New Washington had lost three straight at home, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 2-5 to make it four. They lost 25-10 to the Charlestown Pirates. The Mustangs were not able to make up for their loss to the Pirates from their previous meeting back in April of 2023.
As for Charlestown, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-1. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by seven runs or more this season.
For Charlestown's part, Dylan French made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. French was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Kaleb Bohannon was a standout: he got on base in five of his six plate appearances with four runs, four RBI, and one triple. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Calum Stowe, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. New Washington will welcome Southwestern at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Charlestown, they will take on New Albany at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Pirates 3.8, the Bulldogs 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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