The Raiders entered Tuesday’s game looking to stop a three game-losing streak. They took on Sickles who was a part of the streak, defeating the Raiders 11-3 back on 3/12.
It was a bad top of the first for the Raiders, as Sickles quickly loaded the bases with no outs. Sickles cleanup hitter did his part by getting an RBI single and bringing in two runners. The Raiders defense got a couple of groundouts in the infield and a strikeout but not before Sickles scored 4 runs.
The bottom of the first had Drew Cothren fly out to center field to lead off. Aiden Bean got the Raiders first hit of the game with a single down the third base line. Josh Machado and Jake Carbaugh struck out to end the inning with the Raiders down 4-0.
Sickles stayed hot to start the second with back-to-back singles. Sickles then hit a fly to center field that was caught, and the runner on second tagged up and advanced to third. Another RBI single for the Gryphons, followed by a hit by pitch, followed by another single, brought in multiple runs. The Raiders got two strikeouts to end the scoring.
The bottom of the second was a quick 3 up, 3 down for the Raiders as Logan Teeden and Wellington Hehn struck out, followed by a ground out from Lane Baxter. At the end of the second Sickles was up 7-0.
Sickles loaded the bases in the top of the third after back-to-back singles and an error. Back-to-back singles brought in two runners, extending their lead. A couple of groundouts sent it to the bottom of the third.
Hagen Keen got a walk to get the first base runner for the Raiders in two innings, but then the Raiders hit into a double play. Drew Cothren responded nicely with a 2-out single, but then Aiden Bean grounded out to end the inning and the Raiders were down 11-0.
Once again, Sickles got leadoff base runners, this time with two singles to start. They had a ground out to second, putting two runners on the corner. An error by Plant City in the outfield caused another Sickles run to score, but they got a runner out advancing to second. Sickles worst inning of the day ended in scoring just one run as they flew out for the third out.
Logan Teeden got on base after being hit by pitch, but he was left stranded due to two ground outs and a strikeout. At the end of the fourth inning, the Raiders were down 12-0.
In what was a common theme Tuesday night, Sickles was able to load the bases once again and brought in 3 runs in the fifth with some RBI singles from the visiting team.
The Raiders went 3 up 3 down to end the 5th and due to a mercy rule of 15-0, the game was called.
The Raiders have now lost 4 in a row and look to bounce back with some upcoming games:
3/21 Home Game Vs Spoto @ 7:00PM
3/23 Home Game Vs Blake @ 10:00AM
Durant has two upcoming games:
3/21 @ East Bay @ 7:00PM
3/25 Vs Lennard @ 7:00Pm
Strawberry Crest has two upcoming games:
3/21 @ Freedom @ 7:00PM
3/23 @ Alonso @ 12:00 PM