Stansbury was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of the Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle by a score of 6-4. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Stansbury of the 7-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Tuesday.
Nolan Furgal was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 4.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Stansbury saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Palmer, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Palmer has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On Juan Diego Catholic's side, Castle Huggard was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Fenger, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Stansbury now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Juan Diego Catholic, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 9-9.
While Stansbury had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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