Huntley Hitmen 12U fought back after falling down by six runs in the second inning. The comeback fell just short though, in a 9-8 defeat to Lake County Sidewinders on Sunday. Huntley Hitmen 12U scored four runs in the failed comeback on a error in the fourth, a passed ball in the fourth, and a passed ball in the sixth.
Huntley Hitmen 12U fell behind early in the loss. Lake County Sidewinders scored on a single , a single by JoJo, and a single by Ketcher in the first inning.
Huntley Hitmen 12U took an early lead in the first inning. Trent H hit into a fielder’s choice, scoring one run.
Lake County Sidewinders took the lead for good with four runs in the first inning. In the first JoJo singled off of Jeremy J, driving in two runs and Ketcher singled off of Jeremy, driving in one run.
Huntley Hitmen 12U scored three runs in the fourth inning. Huntley Hitmen 12U’s big inning was driven by a error and a passed ball.
Lake County Sidewinders scored five runs in the second inning. Lake County Sidewinders’s big inning was driven by a error, a error, and a home run by Tom.
Jake S led Huntley Hitmen 12U with two hits in three at bats. Huntley Hitmen 12U stole seven bases during the game as two players stole more than one. Zyon S led the way with two.
Tom led Lake County Sidewinders with three runs batted in. He went 1-for-3 on the day.