Bacon County had lost five straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 9-16 to make it six. They fell just short of the Berrien Rebels by a score of 1-0. The Raiders were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Rebels earlier this season, when they won 15-5.
As for Berrien, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-19. That's two games straight that they have won by just one run.
For Berrien's part, Colby Smith made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over 7.2 innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave Smith a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one home run. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season.
Smith wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jeremy Kilpatrick, who went 1-for-4 with one double.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Bacon County beat Berrien by a score of 9-4 later that day.
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