Milwaukie/Milwaukie Academy of the Arts extended their losing streak to four on Friday, dropping their season record down to 9-17 in the process. They took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Putnam Kingsmen. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Kingsmen this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 on Wednesday.
As for Putnam, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 14-13. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games.
For Putnam's part, Ben Boman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Putnam is undefeated when Boman allows two or fewer hits, but 11-13 otherwise. Boman was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ian Pollard, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Dexter Berge, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
As of now, neither Milwaukie/Milwaukie Academy of the Arts nor Putnam have any future games scheduled.
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