West Carroll had lost eight straight on the road, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 4-23-1 to make it nine. They fell 10-5 to the Liberty Tech Magnet Crusaders. That's two games in a row now that the War Eagles have lost by exactly five runs.
Caleb Vermillion made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
As for Liberty Tech Magnet, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-13. That's two games straight that they have won by exactly five runs.
On Liberty Tech Magnet's side, the team relied heavily on Ethan Scwheer, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. The Crusaders are 4-2 when Scwheer posts two or more stolen bases, but 0-11 otherwise. Da'Quavion Harvey also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
West Carroll didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 17-4 defeat against South Fulton on the 25th. Liberty Tech Magnet has also already played their next game (against Clarksburg), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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