Parkland extended their losing streak to 11 on Friday, dropping their season record down to 1-20 in the process. They lost 21-1 to the Glenn Bobcats. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bobcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 19-1 on Tuesday.
As for Glenn, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-10 record this season. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
For Glenn's part, Derrick Stevens was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Stevens was also big at the plate, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs and one RBI. Glenn is undefeated when Stevens posts two or more runs, but 6-10 otherwise.
In other batting news, Glenn got a big performance out of Brayden Winters, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and two runs. Winters is becoming a predictor of the Bobcats' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-1 (and 5-9 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Brydon Holyfield, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs.
Coming up, Parkland will head out on the road to take on Mount Tabor at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Spartans have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.94 runs per game on average), something the Mustangs will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Glenn, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Northwood on the 19th.
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