Unaka extended their losing streak to five on Tuesday, dropping them down to 5-8. They lost 11-1 to the Avery County Vikings. That's two games in a row now that the Rangers have lost by exactly ten runs.
As for Avery County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 7 runs in those games.
For Avery County's part, the team relied heavily on Hayden Forbes, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Forbes is becoming a predictor of the Vikings' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 4-6 when he doesn't). Aaron King was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Unaka has already played their next contest (against North Greene), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Avery County, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 19-12 loss against Hendersonville on the 14th.
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