Wickliffe pushed their score to ten the last time they played Berkshire, but on Thursday they couldn't quite do it again. The Wickliffe Blue Devils fell just short of the Berkshire Badgers by a score of 2-0. Wickliffe has not had much luck with Berkshire recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Wickliffe saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Henderson, who went 1-for-3 with a double. Henderson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On Berkshire's side, Patrick Brancel made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Brancel was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Wickliffe's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Berkshire, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Wickliffe will take on Brooklyn at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Berkshire, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Perry at 5:00 p.m. Berkshire's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Perry's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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