May River entered their matchup against Lucy Beckham on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The May River Sharks fell just short of the Lucy Beckham Bengals by a score of 5-3. It was the first time this season that May River let down their fans at home.
May River saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tysen Brasington, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Lucy Beckham's side, Holman Blake made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Blake was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other pitching news, Sam Dielmann looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Preston DeNapoli, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kevin Fagan, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
May River's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-8. As for Lucy Beckham, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
May River does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lucy Beckham, they will head out on the road to challenge Wando at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Lucy Beckham: 4, Wando: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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