Thursday just wasn't the day for Fort LeBoeuf's offense. They lost 7-0 to the Erie Royals on Thursday. Fort LeBoeuf has not had much luck with Erie recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
For Erie's part, Mason Kindle and Dominic Fracassi did most of the damage at the plate: Kindle scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Fracassi went 3-for-4 with three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Benedict, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with an RBI.
Fort LeBoeuf's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Erie, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-6-1.
Fort LeBoeuf will look to defend their home field on Friday against McDowell at 4:00 p.m. McDowell is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Erie, they will head out on the road to face off against Oil City at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Erie is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
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