Edinburgh extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to nine on Wednesday, dropping them down to 0-8. They came up short against the North Decatur Chargers, falling 23-2. The Lancers were not able to make up for their loss to the Chargers from their previous meeting back in April of 2025.
As for North Decatur, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-4. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games.
For North Decatur's part, Matthew Fields and Eli Trenkamp made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Fields struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Trenkamp pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Fields has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, Fields went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, while Trenkamp went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Fields is becoming a predictor of North Decatur's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-4 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Kipton Ruf was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and two RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Murray, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
While Edinburgh 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 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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