After flying high against Danbury on Wednesday, Woodmore came back down to earth. The Wildcats fell 10-6 to the Gibsonburg Golden Bears on Friday. The Wildcats have struggled against the Golden Bears recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
Calvin Lipstraw put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Collin Perkins made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Michael Seeger was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Woodmore's loss dropped their record down to 15-8. As for Gibsonburg, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Woodmore will square off against rival Hopewell-Loudon at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Gibsonburg is set to challenge their familiar foe Danbury at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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