Wortham had lost four straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped down to 3-10 to make it five. They came up short against the LaPoynor Flyers, falling 10-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Flyers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-0 on Tuesday.
As for LaPoynor, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-11. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by six runs or more this season.
For LaPoynor's part, the team relied heavily on Cobi Diepenbruck, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. The Flyers are undefeated when Diepenbruck posts two or more stolen bases, but 6-11 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jesse Budgell, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases and two runs.
Wortham will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Avalon at 4:30 p.m. on the 21st. As for LaPoynor, they will take on Cross Roads at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Bobcats have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.7 runs per game on average), something the Flyers will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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