If Batavia was feeling good off their 11-1 takedown of East Clinton last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Batavia Bulldogs fell 5-2 to the Western Brown Broncos on Tuesday. Batavia has struggled against Western Brown recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Tegan Hughbanks spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on ten hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
Batavia's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-6. As for Western Brown, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Batavia will challenge Clinton-Massie at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Batavia is facing Clinton-Massie at the right time seeing as Clinton-Massie is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Western Brown, they will head out on the road to face off against New Richmond at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. New Richmond is on a eight-game streak of home wins, Western Brown a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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