Conway lost against Early back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Conway Bears fell just short of the Early Panthers by a score of 4-2.
For Early's part, Jacob Presley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up 12 Ks. Presley has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Early saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landen Burrow, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Conway's loss dropped their record down to 14-9. As for Early, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-3.
Conway will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Strafford at 4:30 p.m. Strafford's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Conway's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Early, they will head out on the road to face off against Skyline at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Early is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
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