It was a good run, but Blackford unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Monday. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jay County Patriots. Blackford was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Jay County apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
Blackford saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Morris, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Merkel, who went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Blackford's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-8. As for Jay County, they pushed their record up to 13-11 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Blackford will take on Eastbrook at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Eastbrook has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.67 runs per game on average), something Blackford will no doubt try to take advantage of. Jay County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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