Racine Park had lost 20 straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 0-11 to make it 21. They came up short against the Racine Case Eagles, falling 11-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-2 on Tuesday.
As for Racine Case, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-6. The matchup marked their most dominant victory of the season so far.
For Racine Case's part, Kameron Coppage looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Coppage is becoming a predictor of the Eagles' success: when he allows at most three hits the team is 2-1 (and 2-5 when he doesn't).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Chad Mortensen, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Matthew Karveles, who got on base in both of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
While Racine Park had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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