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Lions hit the skids against Whales

DOWNWARD SPIRAL The President Lions have lost five of their last seven games to fall behind the Brother Elephants, who easily swept the hapless Gida

By Paul Huang  /  CONTRIBUTING REPORTER

The Agan avoided a clean sweep by tying the Bulls 1-1 in the series finale on Saturday night.

The league-leading Elephants also did what they were supposed to do by sweeping the Makoto Gida in the three-game series.

Led by veteran starter Jonathan Hurst's seven-inning shutout, the Elephants easily handled the Gida 8-4 in Thursday night's series opener.

Friday night's contest was a classic pitching duel as the starters from both teams kept the opposing hitters at bay through the seventh. Elephant left fielder Lin Ming-shien's (林明憲) go-ahead RBI single was the difference in the 1-0 thriller.

The sweep was inevitable as the Gida found themselves in a 7-1 hole after just five innings of play on Sunday. The 17 hits by the Elephant hitters translated into 11 runs in the 11-2 slaughter.

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