Washington is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Purcell is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Washington Warriors will take on the Purcell Dragons at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Washington's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over Lindsay.
Tristin Babbitt looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Washington got a massive performance out of Marlon Moore, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Easton Berglan, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, everything went Purcell's way against Pauls Valley on Tuesday as Purcell made off with a 13-1 win. That's two games straight that Purcell has won by exactly 12 runs.
Bryce Blair made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Blair was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Purcell got a big performance out of Cole Smedley, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Boston Knowles was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Washington's victory bumped their record up to 22-4. As for Purcell, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-18 record this season.
Washington took their win against Purcell in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 12-0. Does Washington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Purcell turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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