Thursday just wasn't the day for Antelope's offense. They fell just short of the Bagdad Sultans by a score of 2-0 on Thursday. Antelope has struggled against Bagdad recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Antelope saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Abel Nunez, who went 2-for-3 with a double. Nunez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On Bagdad's side, not much got past Joe Gonzalez, who gave up just six hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Antelope off the board.
Antelope's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Bagdad, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-1-1.
Antelope will head out on the road to face off against Palo Verde at 1:45 p.m. on Monday. Antelope has given up an average of 7.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Bagdad, they will be playing at home against Williams at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bagdad is on a six-game streak of home wins, Williams a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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