It was a good run, but Scott Central unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They suffered a rough 12-5 defeat at the hands of the Lake Hornets. Scott Central has struggled against Lake recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Heath Rhodes put in work while hitting and pitching. He pitched seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (he also only allowed one walk). Rhodes was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Tyler Jenkins made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-5 with a triple and two RBI.
Like Scott Central, Lake also got a great game from a two-way player: Kasen Tune. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over 6.2 innings pitched. Tune has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Tune was also big at the plate, going 1-for-5 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Andrew Posey was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Aidan Dilley, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI and a double.
Scott Central's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-11. As for Lake, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
While Scott Central 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 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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