After a string of four wins, Bartow's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 5-2 to the Fort Meade Miners. Bartow was red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matches prior) but Fort Meade's pitchers proved too tough.
Bartow saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Brooks, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Fort Meade's side, Carson Montsdeoca spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up 14 Ks. Montsdeoca has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Demarion Abrams was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Caleb Hermelbracht was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Bartow's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-11. As for Fort Meade, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
Bartow will head out on the road to take on Lake Wales at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bartow is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses. As for Fort Meade, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Davenport at 7:00 p.m. Davenport will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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