After a string of five wins, Discovery's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the McKeel Academy Wildcats. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Discovery in their matchups with McKeel Academy: they've now lost three in a row.
Discovery got a good showing from Jose Quintero, who tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Discovery saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zachary Wagle, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Wagle has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On McKeel Academy's side, the team relied heavily on Wyatt Thomas, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Brock Spurgeon, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Discovery's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-7. As for McKeel Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season.
Discovery will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Tenoroc at 7:00 p.m. Discovery is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season. As for McKeel Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge Wiregrass Ranch at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wiregrass Ranch is on a six-game streak of home wins, McKeel Academy a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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