Purcell had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They walked away with a 10-5 win over the Idabel Warriors.
Deaken Dobbins
| 03/17/25 @ Idabel | 10 |
| 03/25/24 vs Harding Prep | 9 |
| 03/18/24 @ Durant | 7 |
| 03/14/24 @ Velma-Alma | 6 |
| 03/11/25 vs Tuttle | 5 |
Deaken Dobbins was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Purcell got a massive performance out of Boston Knowles, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. Knowles is becoming a predictor of Purcell's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 3-4 when he doesn't). Cooper Selman was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Purcell kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Purcell pushed their record up to 5-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Idabel, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
Purcell and Idabel could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Oklahoma Rankings. Purcell (ranked 109th) will meet Duncan (ranked 35th) at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Idabel will take on Perry at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday down 137 places (180 vs. 43).
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