Harvard fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Richmond-Burton on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They lost 14-6 to the Rockets. The Hornets have struggled against the Rockets recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.

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Justin Wheeler was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He has become a key player for Harvard: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 2-6 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Bennett, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Harvard's record is now 4-7. As for Richmond-Burton, the win snapped their losing streak at eight games and leaves them with a 2-8 record.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Rockets beat Harvard by a score of 16-5 later that day.
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