The Poteau Pirates will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Liberty Creek Wolves at 9:00 a.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Poteau has three straight wins, Liberty Creek has 16 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Monday, Poteau was able to grind out a solid victory over Grove, taking the game 5-1.
COBY BELL made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only a hit while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. BELL has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. BELL was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Poteau got a big performance out of LANDON MULLINS, who scored a run and stole three bases.
Liberty Creek kicked off their season on the road two weeks ago and hit a couple of potholes. They fell just short of Greenbrier by a score of 5-4.
Poteau's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Liberty Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
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