Sage Hill suffered their closest loss since April 25, 2024 on Wednesday. They fell just short of the St. Margaret's Tartans by a score of 3-1. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Lightning of the 12-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2022.
Sage Hill saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Dolotta, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base. Luke Wu also deserves some recognition as he got his first hits of the season.
Sage Hill dropped their record down to 5-8 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 3.75 runs. As for St. Margaret's, their victory ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-13.
While Sage Hill 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 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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