Baseball Recap: Purcell Dragons vs. Vanoss Wolves
Purcell can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. They put the hurt on the Vanoss Wolves with a sharp 10-1 victory. Ten seems to be a good number for Purcell as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Boston Knowles made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Knowles has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Knowles was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Purcell let Cole Smedley and Casey Billingsley loose on the outfield. Smedley scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2, while Billingsley scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Cooper Selman was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
The victory (which was Purcell's third in a row) raised their record to 8-15. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 9.7 runs. As for Vanoss, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Purcell will head out on the road to square off against Cache at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Cache is on a three-game streak of home losses, Purcell a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. Vanoss will take on Tushka at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Tushka's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Vanoss' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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