For the second straight game, Arabia Mountain will face off against Chamblee. Arabia Mountain will be playing at home against Chamblee at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for Arabia Mountain: they have been struggling with seven straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Chamblee has snatched up five consecutive wins on the road.
On Wednesday, Arabia Mountain didn't have quite enough to beat Chamblee and fell 5-4.
For Chamblee's part, Houston Buck was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave Buck a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Buck wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cole Harrison, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base. Sammy Heetderks also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Chamblee has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. Arabia Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
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