After flying high against Lee Central on April 10th, Crestwood came back down to earth. The Crestwood Knights fell victim to a rough 21-15 defeat at the hands of the Lee Central Stallions on Wednesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on April 10th (13), Crestwood still had to take the loss.
Noah Papp was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Patrick Fortier, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
On Lee Central's side, Jy Mcdaniel was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Mcdaniel was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-6.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Juju Davis, who scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Nas Jackson, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Crestwood has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season. As for Lee Central, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-8.
Crestwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lee Central, they will head out on the road to take on Andrews at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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