Durant won the last time they faced Chamberlain, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Durant Cougars narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Chamberlain Storm 8-7. That's two games straight that Durant has won by just one run.
Brooks Brown looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nick April-Gath, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Devin Suero was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
On Chamberlain's side, Yadiel Garcia put in work no matter where he played. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Garcia has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Garcia was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Joshua Torres and Kenneth Madrid stepped up to the plate in a big way. Torres scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Madrid scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5. Madrid has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Hyde, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
The win made it two in a row for Durant and bumps their season record up to 9-2. As for Chamberlain, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season.
Durant is on the road again on Thursday to play East Bay at 7:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Durant: 3.1, East Bay: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Chamberlain, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Tampa Bay Tech at 7:00 p.m.
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