After having lost a blowout in their previous game against North Rock Creek, Perkins-Tryon was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They skirted past the Shawnee Wolves 5-3.
Nate Rains
| 04/25/25 vs Shawnee | 3 |
| 03/27/25 vs Tecumseh | 2 |
| 04/22/25 @ North Rock Creek | 1 |
| 04/15/25 vs Bristow | 1 |
| 04/01/25 @ Mannford | 1 |
Nate Rains and Westin Atkinson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Rains pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Atkinson struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Rains a new career-high in strikeouts (three). At bat, Rains went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double, while Atkinson went 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Ethan Anderson was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.
Perkins-Tryon's victory bumped their record up to 12-14. As for Shawnee, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That lines up perfectly with their 7-21 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Perkins-Tryon will host Kingfisher at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Yellowjackets have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.13 runs per game on average), something the Demons will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Shawnee, they will welcome Western Heights at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Wolves' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Jets have averaged an impressive 6.6 runs per game this season.
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