Purchase Line made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Homer-Center, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Red Dragons fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 5-3 on Thursday. The Red Dragons' defeat continues a trend for the team, making it four in a row.
Ryan Matko was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Purchase Line's loss dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Homer-Center, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-9.
Looking ahead, Purchase Line will square off against River Valley at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Panthers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.11 runs per game on average), something the Red Dragons will no doubt try to take advantage of. Homer-Center does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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