It was a good run, but Concord unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Goshen RedHawks by a score of 4-3. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Concord in their matchups with Goshen: they've now lost seven in a row.
Concord got a good showing from Jesus Esparza, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Esparza has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Concord saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Norwood, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
On Goshen's side, Jace Hershberger made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Hershberger was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Quinn Shreiner Landes, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, a double, and an RBI.
Concord's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-4. As for Goshen, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-7.
Concord will challenge Warsaw at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Goshen, they will head out on the road to square off against Wawasee at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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