Bainbridge extended their losing streak to three on Wednesday, dropping them down to 11-13. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of the Valdosta Wildcats. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 16-4 two weeks ago.
As for Valdosta, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-12. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games.
For Valdosta's part, Brooks Carter looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. The Wildcats are 6-2 when Carter allows one or fewer earned runs, but 9-10 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Valdosta's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Matt Bounds, who went 1-for-4 with one double and one RBI. Mack DeLoach also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Coming up, Bainbridge will challenge Miller County at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Pirates' pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so the Bearcats' hitters will have their work cut out for them. Valdosta does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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