INDEPENDENCE — Allen Community College’s baseball team saw its losing streak reach 17 Friday with a pair of losses to Independence. A doubleheader Saturday was rained out.
Coincidentally, the games were played at Independence because of wet field conditions at the ACC field in Iola.
The Red Devils mustered only four hits in Friday’s opener. Allen scored a run in the first. Cole Slusser’s RBI hit drove in Tim Lewis.
Slusser went 3-for-3 in the loss. Nate Arnold had the only other hit for Allen.
Seth Jones was the hard-luck loser for Allen, giving up just five hits in seven innings.
Big innings propelled Independence in the nightcap. The Pirates scored three in the first and fourth innings to lead 6-0. Allen scored its only run in the bottom of the fifth.
Jerrik Sigg had two of the Red Devils’ three hits. Tim Lewis delivered the other.
Gage Dickerson, Conor Burns and Chase Cunningham shared pitching duties, giving up eight hits and seven walks. Allen also was victimized by five errors.
The Red Devils (3-20) travel to Coffeyville Tuesday and Butler County Wednesday before returning home Saturday and Sunday for doubleheaders against Labette.
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