Walnut Hills extended their losing streak to three on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 3-6 in the process. They came up short against the Loveland Tigers, falling 8-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-1 on Monday.
Walnut Hills saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Scruggs, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run. Rhys Wise also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
As for Loveland, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-2. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won four matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
On Loveland's side, Blake Hatfield looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Adam Lake and Derek Fleming did most of the damage at the plate: Lake got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI, while Fleming went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those three stolen bases gave Lake a new career-high. Rylan Litchfield was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Looking ahead, Walnut Hills will be playing in front of their home fans against Milford at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Milford will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Loveland, they are taking a road trip to take on Archbishop Moeller at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Tigers 3.1, the Fighting Crusaders 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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