Temple extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping them down to 4-9. They lost 10-2 to the Empire Bulldogs. The Tigers were not able to make up for their defeat to the Bulldogs from their previous meeting back in April of 2025.
As for Empire, the win was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 19-5. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won 13 contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
For Empire's part, Francisco Garcia and Bryce Shaver made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Garcia struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Meanwhile, Shaver pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those seven strikeouts gave Garcia a new career-high. At bat, Garcia went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Shaver went 3-for-4 with five stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Shaver is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Empire got a big performance out of Billy Bunn, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run. Bunn has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Dax Hecox was another key player, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs.
Temple does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Empire, they will square off against Ryan at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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