After flying high against Marysville last Saturday, Utica came back down to earth. The Utica Chieftains fell just short of the Stoney Creek Cougars by a score of 4-3 on Tuesday.
Dylan Meholic was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Utica saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jimmy Lasceski, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Utica has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-17-1 record this season. As for Stoney Creek, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-18.
Utica will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Oxford at 4:00 p.m. Oxford will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Stoney Creek, they will play host again on Thursday to welcome Adams, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Stoney Creek's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Adams' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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