Piketon extended their losing streak to four on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 4-10-1 in the process. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of the Westfall Mustangs. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
As for Westfall, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games.
For Westfall's part, Noah Stonerock spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up 13 Ks.
On the hitting side, Westfall's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was AJ Pluta, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Piketon will take on Dawson-Bryant at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Westfall, they will challenge Southeastern at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. The Panthers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.92 runs per game on average), something the Mustangs will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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