After flying high against Covington last Monday, Milford came back down to earth. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Blum Bobcats by a score of 7-6 on Friday. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Bobcats recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Easton Evans put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 13 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up six earned runs off four hits. Evans was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Ayden Martinez and Ayden Tucker stepped up to the plate in a big way. Martinez went 3-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI, while Tucker scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those RBI marked the first that Martinez brought in this season.
Milford now has a losing record of 5-6. As for Blum, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 3-6.
While Milford 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 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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