Chamberlain pushed their score to three the last time they played Lennard, but on Wednesday they couldn't quite do it again. The Chamberlain Storm fell just short of the Lennard Longhorns by a score of 2-1. Chamberlain has not had much luck with Lennard recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Yadiel Garcia was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Garcia has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances. Garcia was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, a double, and an RBI.
Garcia wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jaden Hyde, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Lennard's side, Zack Bird looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched.
Chamberlain's loss dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Lennard, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season.
Chamberlain will be playing at home against East Bay at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. East Bay knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Chamberlain likes a good challenge. As for Lennard, they will head out on the road to take on Armwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Lennard: 3.8, Armwood: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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