After flying high against St. Paul last Monday, Crestview came back down to earth. The Crestview Cougars fell 6-2 to the St. Paul Flyers on Tuesday. Crestview was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as St. Paul apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played.
Crestview saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brennan Fulk, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Fulk has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
On St. Paul's side, Kole Maxwell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on eight hits and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, St. Paul let Ben Blum and Jacob Bocock loose on the outfield. Blum scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Bocock went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Drew Kuhnle, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Crestview's loss dropped their record down to 11-10. As for St. Paul, they pushed their record up to 13-6 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Crestview will take on Clear Fork at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for St. Paul, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bellevue at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. St. Paul's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Bellevue's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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