Stigler had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Monday. They skirted past the Poteau Pirates 6-5. This was payback for Stigler, who suffered a 5-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Jayden Gould spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and four unearned) runs on six hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Stigler saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Hamlin, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Stigler has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for Poteau, they dropped their record down to 16-15 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Stigler will have a chance to go back-to-back against Poteau: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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