Paducah Tilghman dropped their record down to 10-3 on Saturday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the University Heights Blazers. The Blue Tornado were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Blazers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2017.
As for University Heights, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-5. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 7 runs in those games.
For University Heights' part, Hayden Hunt made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Hunt has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, Josh Pace was incredible, going 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Aiden Jones, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Paducah Tilghman will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on St. Mary at 5:00 p.m. on the 29th. As for University Heights, they will head out on the road to square off against Apollo at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The Eagles' pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so the Blazers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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