Preston had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They never let the Bartlesville Bruins onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory. The Pirates' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last four matchups.
Not much got past TAYLAN STARR, who gave up just one hit and racked up 12 Ks to keep Bartlesville off the board. With that strong performance, STARR is now averaging an impressive 5.1 strikeouts per game.
On the hitting side, Preston saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JOSIE COPE, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Preston didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in August.
Preston's win bumped their record up to 14-2. As for Bartlesville, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-7.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Durant the next time they take the field. Bartlesville will host Durant at 11:45 a.m. on Friday, while Preston will play them later in the day, at 10:00 a.m.
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