Fredericktown extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 20 on Friday, dropping them down to 0-19. They came up short against the Doniphan Dons and Donettes, falling 12-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Dons and Donettes this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 12-0 back in March.
Fredericktown saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Slinkard, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. Matthew Francis also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
As for Doniphan, the victory snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 12-14 record. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by ten runs or more this season.
On Doniphan's side, Keaton Willcut made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Willcut also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Doniphan is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 9-14 otherwise. Willcut was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Logan Cook and Aidan McAfee did most of the damage at the plate: Cook went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run, while McAfee got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. That's the most hits Cook has posted since back in April. Chase McGonigal was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
As of now, neither Fredericktown nor Doniphan have any future games scheduled.
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