Jamestown fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Fayette on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Fayette Falcons by a score of 5-4. Jamestown just can't catch a break and has now endured six losses in a row.
For Fayette's part, Payton Oeth made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Oeth was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with a triple and a run.
Oeth wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Thomas Elliott, who scored a run while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Ethan Bean, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Jamestown's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Fayette, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-11.
Jamestown will head out on the road to challenge Calvary Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Fayette, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Marceline at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Marceline is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
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