After soaring to 11 runs the game before, Arp was a bit more limited in their match on Saturday. They lost 9-1 to the Huntington Red Devils.
Arp saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abraxton Martin, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Martin a new career-high in doubles (two). Adan Ponce also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Even though they lost, Arp was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. This was only their first loss (out of three games) when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Arp's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6-1. As for Huntington, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. We've got a battle between Tigers coming up. This will be Troup's first chance to prove their worth in the conference. As for Huntington, they will take on Newton at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Huntington is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
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