Urbana fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against London on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 7-4 to the Red Raiders. That's two games in a row now that the Hillclimbers have lost by exactly three runs.
Grady Lantz was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Lantz was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Colt Teepe was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI. Colton Lafferty also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Urbana has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season. As for London, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Urbana will head out to take on Graham Local at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. The Hillclimbers will need to watch out since the Falcons have now posted at least ten runs in their last three games. As for London, they are taking a road trip to challenge Northwestern at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. The Red Raiders are facing the Warriors at the right time seeing as the Warriors are stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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