Southmont had lost nine straight on the road, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 4-16 to make it ten. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Western Boone Stars. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Stars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-4 on Monday.
As for Western Boone, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 16-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games.
For Western Boone's part, not much got past Easton Nance, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Southmont off the board. Nance has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Western Boone saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Layton Yancey, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Southmont will challenge rival North Montgomery at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Western Boone is set to square off against their familiar foe Tri-West Hendricks at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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