For the second straight game, Bridge Creek will face off against Purcell. Bridge Creek will host Purcell at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Bridge Creek came into this matchup off a tough six-run loss on Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Purcell by a score of 5-3 on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Bobcats have suffered since March 13th.
For Purcell's part, Parker Page made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave Page a new career-high. He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run and three RBI.
Page wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Boston Knowles, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Knowles has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Purcell is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. Bridge Creek dropped their record down to 5-10 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
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