On Monday, Plum faced Penn-Trafford in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Plum Mustangs fell just short of the Penn-Trafford Warriors by a score of 3-2. Plum has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Erik Streussnig was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Plum saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dom Beyer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Plum didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Penn-Trafford only tossed five.
On Penn-Trafford's side, Hunter Brown looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk).
Plum's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-3. As for Penn-Trafford, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
While Plum 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 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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