Cerro Gordo/Bement extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 4-15 in the process. They lost 17-3 to the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since May 6, 2019, but that streak is no more.
Cerro Gordo/Bement saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brody Somers, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
As for Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-10. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games.
On Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond's side, Maxton Boddy was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Boddy is becoming a predictor of Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 5-1 (and 8-9 when he doesn't). Boddy was even better at the plate, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with four runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those four runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Marcus Otto and Will Hilligoss did most of the damage at the plate: Otto went 3-for-4 with one home run, four runs, and two RBI, while Hilligoss went 2-for-5 with one home run and seven RBI. Otto has become a key player for Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-10 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Schrock, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Cerro Gordo/Bement does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, they will take on Iroquois West at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Knights' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Raiders have averaged an impressive 6.2 runs per game this season.
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