Bunn had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They skirted past the Southern Nash Firebirds 3-2. For Bunn, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 loss Southern Nash walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Caleb Johnson was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Southern Nash's side, Blake Strickland was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Strickland was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Strickland wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jeremiah Battle, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Bunn is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Southern Nash, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-11.
Bunn will have a chance to go back-to-back against Southern Nash: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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