Pine Valley Central made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Brocton, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Panthers fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 4-2 on Friday. The Panthers have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Mark Smallback made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. That triple was his first of the season.
Pine Valley Central's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Brocton, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3.
While Pine Valley Central had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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