The Durant Lions will face off against the Byng Pirates at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Durant is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Durant will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Monday, then bounced right back against Hugo on Tuesday. Durant blew past Hugo 10-3. The win continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Buffaloes: they've now won six in a row.
Ryder Jones and Aiden Diviney made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Jones struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Diviney struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. At the plate, Jones scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Diviney went 1-for-5 with one home run and four RBI. The dominant performance gave Diviney a new career-high in RBI.
Cole Robbins
| 03/18/25 @ Hugo | 3 |
| 03/03/25 vs McAlester | 2 |
| 04/22/24 vs Edison | 2 |
| 03/25/24 vs Sapulpa | 2 |
| 03/18/24 vs Purcell | 2 |
In other batting news, Cole Robbins was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Lucas McClure also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen bases of the season.
Durant kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They are 2-1 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, Byng put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against McLoud by a score of 8-3.
Byng's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Durant, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Durant came up short against Byng in their previous matchup back in March of 2017, falling 8-4. Can Durant avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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