Lions
| 04/14/25 @ Will Rogers College | 16 |
| 03/04/25 @ McAlester | 15 |
| 04/01/25 @ Tahlequah | 13 |
| 04/12/25 vs Muskogee | 12 |
| 04/02/25 vs Hugo | 10 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Durant). They put the hurt on the Will Rogers College Ropers with a sharp 16-1 victory on Monday. With that win, the Lions brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Lucas McClure made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Durant is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 8-9 otherwise. McClure was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. He also put up a double, which was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Durant got a massive performance out of Aiden Diviney, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Diviney has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Colton Poore, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
Durant was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .438. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March.
Durant is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Will Rogers College, their loss was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-19.
Durant will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Ropers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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