Bourbon extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping them down to 4-9. They came up short against the Cuba Wildcats, falling 10-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-0 last Friday.
As for Cuba, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-14. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games.
For Cuba's part, Braden Gipson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Gipson has become a key player for Cuba: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one hit, but 9-13 otherwise. Gipson was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs.
In other batting news, Cuba let Adam Doyle and Cameron Carnal run wild. Doyle got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one run, while Carnal went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. That's the most runs Carnal has posted since back in April. Carter Medows was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one triple.
As of now, neither Bourbon nor Cuba have any future games scheduled.
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