It was a good run, but New Lexington unfortunately witnessed the end of their nine-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 4-0 to the Tri-Valley Scotties. The matchup marked the first time this season in which New Lexington was not able to get on the board.
For Tri-Valley's part, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kade Hindel, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Hindel has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Having lost for the first time this season, New Lexington fell to 9-1. As for Tri-Valley, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
New Lexington will challenge Licking Valley at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (New Lexington: 2.3, Licking Valley: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Tri-Valley, they will head out on the road to take on Bishop Ready at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Tri-Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 0.6 runs per game this season, so Bishop Ready's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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