Lakeland extended their losing streak to three on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 4-11 in the process. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 7-6 heartbreaker at the hands of the Moscow Bears. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Griffin Tamangi was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one triple. That triple was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Nate Bevacqua, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
As for Moscow, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games.
On Moscow's side, Connor Isakson was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Isakson has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
In other pitching news, Butch Kiblen tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Mason Helbling, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Hurley, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Moscow beat Lakeland by a score of 8-1 later that day.
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