The Mathews High School varsity baseball team suffered a pair of losses this past week, falling at home to West Point last Thursday, 6-2, and getting shut out, 10-0, in a five-inning game Tuesday at Middlesex. Against West Point, Mathews batters were held to two hits—Aidan West went 1-for-3 and scored a run and Dawson Adams was 1-for-2 with an RBI. Walks, several passed balls and an error contributed to the West Point runs. “However, we didn’t hit the ball well enough to win,” head coach Al DeWitt said. Mathews continued to struggle offensively on Tuesday, again with only two hits (Adams and West each went 1-for-2). Thomas Hubbard pitched 2 1/3 innings before leaving with an arm injury. Justin Jones finished the remaining innings; both gave up five runs each. Here, MHS senior Ethan Hudgins takes a cut at the ball in the West Point game.
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