Temple had lost 20 straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Friday they dropped down to 1-25 to make it 21. They lost 8-2 to the Pepperell Dragons. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Dragons this season, with their most recent defeat being a 11-1 loss on Friday.
Temple saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tucker Gribben, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
As for Pepperell, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-12 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games.
On Pepperell's side, Madoc Garcia and Sam Ross made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Garcia tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Ross struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and not a single walk). Garcia has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive appearances. At bat, Garcia went 2-for-4 with two runs and one double, while Ross went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Ross is becoming a predictor of Pepperell's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 8-12 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chance Hopper, who went 2-for-3 with four stolen bases and three runs. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Chris Alphin was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
As of now, neither Temple nor Pepperell have any future games scheduled.
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