It was a good run, but Blanchester unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 7-2 to the Bethel-Tate Tigers. Blanchester was red-hot at the plate headed into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the four games prior) but Bethel-Tate's pitchers proved too tough.
Blanchester saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Reynolds, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
On Bethel-Tate's side, Cameron Snider was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Snider has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Snider was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Blanchester's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-2. As for Bethel-Tate, they pushed their record up to 6-3 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Blanchester will face off against Madison at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Blanchester's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Madison's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Bethel-Tate, they will head out on the road to square off against East Clinton at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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