The Nashua Silver Knights traveled north to Vermont for a pivotal showdown with the Lake Monsters, aiming for their seventh straight win. Despite a strong effort, the Knights couldn’t keep the momentum rolling, falling 7-1 on the road as their win streak ended.
From the gecko the Knights started slow as starting pitcher Ethan Hunt got hit around early. The Lake Monsters would start the scoring in the 3rd inning as they would score three runs with two coming off the bat of Thomas O’Connell who doubled to the gap. In the 4th Vermont would strike again as it would spell an end to Hunt’s day as overall he tallied 3 IP, 4 ER on 5 H.
The bullpen for Nashua would do alright in immediate relief as Kevin Rourke and Scott Longo would toss four innings combined just allowing one run.
The lone run for the Knights would come in the 8th inning as Will Shaheen grounded into a fielder’s choice to score Cole Patterson. Vermont would tack on two more runs before this game was over as Leandro Guevara’s double drove in two.
The Knights’ offense had hits in this one however those did not translate to runs. Patterson, Joe Zorc, and Jake Haarde all tallied two hits in the loss. The errors also hurt the Knights as they had two in this ballgame. The Knights will have an off day tomorrow before being back in action on Tuesday.
