University extended their losing streak to five on Friday, dropping their season record down to 15-13 in the process. They came up short against the Midlothian Heritage Jaguars, falling 8-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Jaguars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-2 on Thursday.
As for Midlothian Heritage, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games.
For Midlothian Heritage's part, Cayden Campbell was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, Campbell posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with four stolen bases, two runs, and two doubles.
In other pitching news, Midlothian Heritage got a great performance from Gavin Railsback as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave Railsback a new career-high.
Back at the plate, Midlothian Heritage let Trent Pace and Carter Rutenbar run wild. Pace got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Rutenbar went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those three stolen bases gave Pace a new career-high. Morgan Cunningham was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
As of now, neither University nor Midlothian Heritage have any future games scheduled.
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