The Cache Bulldogs will venture away from home to square off against the MacArthur Highlanders at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Cache has given up an average of 8.1 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Cache lost 19-5 to Lone Grove on Tuesday. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Longhorns recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Deshaun Harvey made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, MacArthur had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.6 runs) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Elks, sneaking past 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Highlanders have posted since March 2nd.
Champ Bowden looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, MacArthur saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Keplinger, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run and one double. Brayden Cooper was another, going 2-for-3 with three RBI.
MacArthur's record now sits at 14-3. As for Cache, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
Cache suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to MacArthur in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Bulldogs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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