McAlester waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Midwest City Bombers. Eight seems to be a good number for McAlester as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ayden Shumway was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Shumway was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ethan Watkins, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Caden Lesnau was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
McAlester is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Midwest City, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-9.
McAlester will head out on the road to take on Choctaw at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Midwest City, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Norman North at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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