Ben Davis had lost five straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 4-16 to make it six. They fell 3-0 to the Lawrence North Wildcats. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, with their most recent loss being a 10-0 defeat on Wednesday.
As for Lawrence North, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 11-13. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games.
For Lawrence North's part, the result came thanks to Carter Nahre's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up nine Ks. Nahre also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Wildcats are undefeated when he allows at most two earned runs, but 7-13 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Lawrence North's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Carson Maskel, who went 2-for-4 with one RBI. Those two hits gave Maskel a new career-high.
Looking ahead, Ben Davis will venture away from home to take on Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Lawrence North, they will square off against Indianapolis Arsenal Technical at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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