After flying high against Cutter-Morning Star last Friday, Poyen came back down to earth. The Poyen Indians' rough 11-5 defeat to the Fordyce Redbugs on Monday might stick with them for a while. Poyen has struggled against Fordyce recently, as their matchup on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Poyen saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Ray, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Hayden Murray was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Poyen's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Fordyce, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Poyen will square off against Star City at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Fordyce, they will head out on the road to challenge Prescott at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fordyce's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Prescott's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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