Effingham dropped their record down to 18-8 on Thursday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They fell 5-2 to the St. Anthony Bulldogs. The Hearts were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bulldogs earlier this season, when they won 3-2.
As for St. Anthony, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.9 runs over those games.
For St. Anthony's part, the team relied heavily on Will Fearday, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Henry Brent, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
While Effingham 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 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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