Tuesday just wasn't the day for St. Paul/Palmer's offense. They lost 9-0 to the Adams Central Patriots on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, St. Paul/Palmer's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
For Adams Central's part, Jacob Reichstein made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Reichstein has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Reichstein was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jaron Johnson, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Lucas Gabriel, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
St. Paul/Palmer's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Adams Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
St. Paul/Palmer will square off against Auburn at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Auburn is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Adams Central, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Thurston-Cuming County at 4:00 p.m. Thurston-Cuming County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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