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TROIS RIVI´ERES, QUEBEC - The Windy City ThunderBolts suffered their first sweep of the season, falling 5-4 Thursday against the Trois Rivieres Aigles. The loss extended the Bolts’ season-high losing skid to five games.

The Aigles (10-7) took the lead in the bottom of the first inning with an RBI groundout by Dalton Combs for a 1-0 lead.

Trois Rivieres accumulated a 2-0 advantage in the bottom of the fifth off a sacrifice fly by LP Pelletier. 

Windy City (8-11) lit the scoreboard in the top of the sixth. After singles by Ethan Lopez and Jaylen Hubbard, a wild pitch scored Lopez. Henry Kusiak notched a two-out RBI single into centerfield, knotting the score, 2-2. Kusiak extended hit hit streak to four games, 

The Aigles regained the lead in the bottom of the sixth inning. Following hits from Luis Curbelo and Steve Brown, a balk from Windy City pitcher Tyler Naumann and an unfortunate rundown between first base and second scored the go ahead runs, making it 4-2 Aigles.

Aigles starting pitcher Tucker Smith navigated through eight innings but stumbled in the ninth. Cam Phelts doubled to lead off the inning and scored on a Kusiak single. Next, Joe Johnson singled to right. A wild pitch scored Kusiak, tying the score 4-4.

Trois Rivieres walked off the game with a single in the bottom of the tenth on a single by Mario Feliciano off Bolts pitcher Greg Duncan (1-2). Shawn Atamanchuk (2-0) pitched a scoreless tenth for the win.

Windy City starter John Mikolaicyk tossed 5.1 innings, allowing four earned runs and ten hits while walking one and striking out zero.

Windy City is back on the diamond Friday evening in the nation's capitol against the Ottawa Titans at 6:30 CDT. Will Armbruester (2-0, 1.31) starts for the Bolts against Tyler Jandron (0-1, 3.96). Fans can find the broadacst through wcthunderbolts.com.