Peetz won the last time they faced Briggsdale, and things went their way on Wednesday too. Everything went the Peetz Bulldogs' way against the Briggsdale Falcons as the Peetz Bulldogs made off with an 8-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Peetz.
Rhyder Bayne and Conner Schumacher were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, 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 nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, 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.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Patrick Moreno, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
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.
Peetz has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season. As for Briggsdale, their defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-7.
Peetz will challenge 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. As for Briggsdale, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Prairie at 1:00 p.m. Prairie has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.64 runs per game on average), something Briggsdale will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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