THE RUNDOWN
The Patriots dropped the second game of a three-game series to Air Force, 3-0, on Saturday afternoon. Despite a solid start from Kyle Rich, DBU (19-8) was unable to crack the scoreboard against John Byrnes and company.

Rich went 6.2 innings, sprinkling eight Air Force hits over his outing. Rich struck out three and did not allow a walk, but gave up the only run that would matter in the third when Christian Blatchford singled into center field. The ball was misplayed in center field and Blatchford went all the way to third on the play, scoring Paul Skenes. Air Force would add two more runs in the game, one in the seventh and one in the eighth to earn their 14th win of the season.

Offensively, the Patriots were held to just three hits for the second consecutive day. River Town, Cole Moore, and Jeffrey David all registered hits, but were unable to come around to score.

THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- The Patriots can still take the series with a win tomorrow afternoon in the rubber match.
- Saturday marked the longest outing of Rich's season (6.2), topping his previous high when he threw 6.0 innings against UTRGV.
- The all-time series now sits at 6-2 in favor of the Patriots.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
3 – The Patriots had three hits for the second consecutive day, making it the first time since 2016 that DBU failed to collect more than five hits in back-to-back ballgames.
6 – Despite six walks from Air Force pitchers, DBU couldn't push a run across.
8 – River Town has an 8-game hitting streak going after a double today. He has at least two hits in four of those eight games.

UP NEXT
DBU and Air Force play the rubber match of the series tomorrow afternoon. First pitch is scheduled for 1pm on Sunday afternoon.