The Benjamin Russell baseball team had its chances but couldn’t convert baserunners into runs and lost to host Sylacauga 4-1 Thursday.

The Wildcats (13-7) left nine runners stranded. Brett Pitts doubled with two outs in the first but a strikeout ended the inning; four runners reached in the second on a walk, two singles and a hit batter but none scored due to a pickoff, a fielder’s choice and groundout; and BRHS wasted a pair of two-out singles in the third.