Meadowbrook extended their losing streak to four on Friday, dropping their season record down to 4-12 in the process. They came up short against the Thomas Dale Knights, falling 11-5. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-3 back in April.
Meadowbrook saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jefferson Cruz Espinal, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
As for Thomas Dale, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 8-12. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games.
On Thomas Dale's side, Peyton Puryear looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Puryear has become a key player for the Knights: the team is 4-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-11 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Thomas Dale got a massive performance out of Owen Klimek, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. Klimek is becoming a predictor of the Knights' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 5-11 when he doesn't). Clint Greene was another key player, going 2-for-4 with four runs, one stolen base, and one double.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Meadowbrook is set to square off against their familiar foe Dinwiddie at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Thomas Dale will take on rival Hopewell at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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