St. Paul extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to 21 on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 0-10 in the process. They came up short against the Southeast Lancers, falling 16-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lancers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 21-1 on Thursday.
As for Southeast, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 11-7. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by six runs or more this season.
For Southeast's part, Carter Buzard was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, Buzard posted four strikeouts, the most he's had over his last five contests. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and three runs. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Gannon Hobbs and Garrett Burger did most of the damage at the plate: Hobbs got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI, while Burger went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI and one double. Those two hits gave Burger a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Solomon Scott, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. St. Paul will challenge rival Northeast at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Southeast is set to face off against their familiar foe Yates Center at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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