Norcom had lost four straight at home, but on Wednesday they dropped down to 3-19 to make it five. They came up short against the Denbigh Patriots, falling 19-6. That's two games in a row now that the Greyhounds have lost by exactly 13 runs.
As for Denbigh, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-15. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by nine runs or more this season.
For Denbigh's part, Jah'Son Smith and Nolan Sisk made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Smith tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Sisk tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Smith has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. At the plate, Smith got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI, one run, and one double, while Sisk went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI Sisk has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, Denbigh got a massive performance out of Luis Caez Rodriguez, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. Caez Rodriguez is becoming a predictor of the Patriots' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-1 (and 4-14 when he doesn't). Vander Garver also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Norcom has already played their next contest (against Lake Taylor), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Denbigh does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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