Baseball Recap: Briggsdale Falcons vs. Peetz Bulldogs
Briggsdale lost against Peetz on Wednesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Briggsdale Falcons wound up on the wrong side of a tough 8-1 walloping at the hands of the Peetz Bulldogs. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Briggsdale has scored all season.
Briggsdale saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Francis, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Briggsdale didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Peetz's side, Rhyder Bayne and Conner Schumacher were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Bayne struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Schumacher didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Bayne has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Bayne scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Schumacher scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Briggsdale dropped their record down to 3-7 with that loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Peetz, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season.
Briggsdale will head out on the road to square off against Prairie at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Prairie is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.7 runs per game this season. As for Peetz, they will head out on the road to face off against Weldon Valley at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Peetz is facing Weldon Valley at the right time seeing as Weldon Valley is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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