After a string of three wins, Heyworth's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of the El Paso-Gridley Titans by a score of 2-1. Heyworth has not had much luck with El Paso-Gridley recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
For El Paso-Gridley's part, Mason Vandegraft spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on five hits. Vandegraft has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, El Paso-Gridley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dominic Ricconi, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Heyworth now has a losing record at 11-12. As for El Paso-Gridley, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Heyworth will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Mahomet-Seymour at 5:00 p.m. Mahomet-Seymour is coming into the match with seven straight wins at home, so Heyworth will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for El Paso-Gridley, they will head out on the road to square off against Knoxville at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. El Paso-Gridley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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