Hull-Daisetta had lost three straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped down to 6-6 to make it four. They came up short against the Spurger Pirates, falling 12-2. The Bobcats were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Pirates earlier this season, when they won 11-11.
Brayden Fregia was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
As for Spurger, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-6. The result was nothing new for the Pirates, who have now won four games by ten runs or more so far this season.
On Spurger's side, Tucker Cravey made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Cravey was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Spurger is undefeated when Cravey posts two or more stolen bases, but 1-6 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on R Clowers, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Spurger's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 1-5 when he doesn't). Joe Feilder was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
As of now, neither Hull-Daisetta nor Spurger have any future games scheduled.
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