Southeast Raleigh had lost eight straight at home dating back to last season, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 0-3 to make it nine. They lost 20-0 to the Clayton Comets. That's two games in a row now that the Bulldogs have lost by exactly 20 runs.
As for Clayton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-5. With that win, they brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
For Clayton's part, they gave Bladen Lewis the start and clearly made the right call: he struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Those nine strikeouts gave Lewis a new career-high.
At the plate, Graham Strickland was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Parker Kilpatrick, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
While Southeast Raleigh 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 Wednesday.
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