Southmont was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 10-4 to the Western Boone Stars. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Southmont of the 8-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Monday.
Southmont saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dean McGaughey, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, Southmont didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. This was only their 13th loss (out of 14 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
On Western Boone's side, Levi Stewart looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Western Boone got a massive performance out of Owen Howe, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Quinn Westerfeld was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Southmont's loss dropped their record down to 1-17. As for Western Boone, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season.
Southmont will head out on the road to take on North Montgomery at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Southmont has given up an average of 12.1 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Western Boone, they will head out on the road to challenge Tri-West Hendricks at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Western Boone is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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