James Madison might've scored the first runs on Friday, but it was St. Albans who claimed the real prize. The James Madison Warhawks fell 7-4 to the St. Albans Bulldogs. James Madison has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For St. Albans' part, Will Pershkow tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, St. Albans' win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Derek Desmarais, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
James Madison's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for St. Albans, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season.
James Madison will head out on the road to challenge Westfield at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. James Madison is facing Westfield at the right time seeing as Westfield is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for St. Albans, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 7-6 victory vs. Sidwell Friends on the 27th.
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