After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Fairland, Quapaw was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Afton Eagles 5-4. This was payback for Quapaw, who suffered an 8-4 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Hayden Radford spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on five hits.
On the hitting side, Cooper Welch and Ayden Bruton did most of the damage at the plate: Welch got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double and an RBI, while Bruton scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Quapaw has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-15 record this season. As for Afton, their loss dropped their record down to 13-7.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Quapaw beat Afton by a score of 8-4.
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