{"id":155172,"date":"2023-07-24T11:31:26","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T02:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&p=155172&lang=en"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:31:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T02:31:26","slug":"softbank-hawks-lose-11th-straight-a-first-in-54-years","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/softbank-hawks-lose-11th-straight-a-first-in-54-years\/","title":{"rendered":"SoftBank Hawks Lose 11th Straight, a First in 54 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"

The SoftBank Hawks, a professional baseball team, suffered a dramatic loss to the Lotte Marines in an extended 10-inning game on July 23rd, marking their 11th consecutive defeat. This losing streak, the longest in 54 years, harks back to a time in 1969 during the Nankai Hawks era. This defeat is significant as it is the third time in the team’s history that such a loss sequence has occurred.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Hawks’ losing run began on July 7th in a game against the Rakuten Eagles, leading up to nine straight losses before the All-Star break. The resumption of the second half of the season on July 22nd only extended this dismal performance, adding another loss to the streak.<\/span><\/p>\n

This defeat meant the Hawks’ losing streak extended to 11 games, a first in the team’s history without a tie. This losing streak is a stark reminder of the franchise’s longest losing streak of 15 games, which included a tie game and took place over three weeks from June 4th to June 26th in 1969. <\/span>Source:<\/b> NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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