For the second straight game, Milford will face off against Blum. The Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Bobcats at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Milford and Blum, and Blum kept the tradition alive. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Bobcats by a score of 7-6 on Friday. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Bobcats recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Easton Evans was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out 13 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up six earned runs off four hits. Evans was even better at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Ayden Martinez and Ayden Tucker did some serious damage despite the final result: Martinez went 3-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI, while Tucker scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those RBI were Martinez's first of the season.
The win (which was Blum's third in a row) raised their record to 3-6. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Milford, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
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