After a string of three wins, Central Mountain's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell 9-6 to the Williamsport Millionaires. Central Mountain was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Williamsport apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April.
Blake Walker was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Walker has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Walker was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Walker wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Malaky Moyd, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Williamsport's side, they got a great performance from Wyatt Bair as he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Kellen Jackson and Grant Vilello did most of the damage at the plate: Jackson scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Vilello scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Naughton, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Central Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 12-4. As for Williamsport, they pushed their record up to 10-7 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Central Mountain will head out on the road to challenge Lewisburg at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Williamsport, they will square off against Montoursville at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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