Doniphan pushed their score to 14 the last time they played East Carter, but on Thursday they couldn't quite do it again. The Doniphan Dons fell just short of the East Carter Redbirds by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that the Dons have lost by just one run.
Even though they lost, Doniphan didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Doniphan's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for East Carter, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Doniphan will take on Kelly at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Doniphan's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Kelly's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for East Carter, they will challenge Van Buren at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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