Thornapple Kellogg extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to seven on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 0-6 in the process. They lost 10-1 to the West Catholic Falcons. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Falcons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-2 on Wednesday.
As for West Catholic, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 4-2. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
For West Catholic's part, Elliott Plum looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. Plum also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Falcons are undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-2 otherwise.
At the plate, West Catholic let Jack Holt and Matthew Gutierrez run wild. Holt got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one triple, one run, and one RBI, while Gutierrez got on base in two of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That triple was Holt's first of the season. Drew Brown was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Thornapple Kellogg has already played their next contest (against Caledonia), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. West Catholic will be paying especially close attention to the Trojans' matchup: after the Trojans face off against the Fighting Scots, they'll take on West Catholic again at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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