Statesville extended their losing streak to 14 on Monday, dropping their season record down to 1-15 in the process. They lost 9-1 to the East Lincoln Mustangs. The Greyhounds were not able to make up for their loss to the Mustangs from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
As for East Lincoln, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games.
For East Lincoln's part, the team relied heavily on Aden Tompkins, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave Tompkins a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jackson Beam, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
East Lincoln didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 7-6 win against St. Stephens on the 29th. Hopefully Statesville paid attention to the Mustangs' contest: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on the Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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