Hulbert had lost six straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 2-7 to make it seven. They came up short against the Porter Pirates, falling 14-6. The Riders were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Pirates earlier this season, when they won 13-9.
As for Porter, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. The result was nothing new for Porter, who have now won eight contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
For Porter's part, they got a massive performance out of Carson Bindrum, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave Bindrum a new career-high. Uriel Ledezma also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Coming up, Hulbert will face off against Webbers Falls at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Riders' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Warriors have averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Porter, they will take on Liberty at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Tigers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.67 runs per game on average), something the Pirates will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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