The matchup between Iroquois and Youngsville on Thursday hardly resembled the 4-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Iroquois Braves took a 13-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Youngsville Eagles. Iroquois has not had much luck with Youngsville recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Benjamin Moffett and Ethan Alderson stepped up to the plate in a big way. Moffett scored three runs while going 1-for-2, while Alderson scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Hadlock, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI.
On Youngsville's side, Matthew DeSimone was incredible, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4. David Manning was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Iroquois' loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Youngsville, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Iroquois has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Rocky Grove at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Iroquois has given up an average of 12.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Youngsville, they will be playing at home against Eisenhower at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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