After flying high against Hale Ray on Wednesday, Bolton came back down to earth. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Putnam Clippers by a score of 3-2 on Thursday.
Caden Marcil put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the first time he hasn't allowed a single hit since back in April. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run.
Marcil wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Phoenix Smith, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
Bolton's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Putnam, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 10-10.
Bolton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Putnam, they are taking a road trip to square off against New London at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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